Thelma was preceded in death by her parents, Barney and Iona Dalton; brothers, Elmer, Troy and Jim; sisters, Dorothy, Edith and Louise.
She worked for years at the shirt factory on the railroad tracks in Ashland and then as a cashier in the store at the former Speed and Brisco at Lewistown Road.
Thelma is survived by her children, Arlene Hayes (Johnnie) and Angela Hallach (Kevin); grandchildren, Eric Taylor, Charlie Hayes, and Elizabeth Bigelow (Ben); sister, Geneva Dalton and numerous nieces and nephews, who lovingly knew her as “Fom”.
She was a member of Gwathmey Baptist Church in Ashland. Visitation will be held Monday, November 23, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Nelsen Funeral Home – Reid Chapel, Ashland. Interment will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, November 24, in Woodland Cemetery, Hanover Avenue, Ashland.