Thelma Adams

Thelma Adams, 84, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, holding the hand of her daughter, Kathy Adams. The daughter of Grady T. and Sue Ellen Hembree Cagle, Thelma was born on July 26, 1936. She was a graduate of Greenville Senior High School.

Thelma retired from BellSouth after a distinguished career of 28 years, winning numerous customer-service awards. She then joined the Human Resources staff at Greenville County School District for an additional 7 years. Organized, efficient, and always ready to go the extra mile, her motto was “always do for the customer what he would do for himself if he could.”

Thelma was a rabid fan of the Georgia Bulldogs and rarely missed a home game. She was a member of Berea First Baptist Church and an alto in the choir’s annual Living Christmas Tree. A talented pianist, she played and sang at Morgan Memorial Baptist Church in her youth and later at retirement homes as a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America. She ardently supported the Greenville Little Theatre. An avid reader and traveler, she relished her adventures exploring the world with Kathy.

In addition to Kathy, Thelma is survived by her cousin Danny Maynard of Greenville and his family and her nephews Adam and Keary Norman of Georgia and their families. Kathy is especially grateful to Thelma’s dearest friend, Dianne Strandemo, for her tireless care and devotion during Thelma’s final days and for the loving comfort provided by Brenda Carter of Griswold Home Care and Becky Davis and Linda Thompson of Homestead Hospice.

A funeral service with limited seating will be held at Remembrance Chapel at Woodlawn Memorial Park at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 9, with Matthew Plunkett presiding. Masks and social distancing are required. Please call Mackey Funerals & Cremations at Woodlawn Memorial Park at (864) 244-0978 to be added to the seating list. All are invited to the interment, which will be held immediately thereafter in the Park at 12:30, and to the reception in the chapel at the on-site Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends in the vestibule from 1:00 to 3:00. The service will be recorded and uploaded to the Mackey Funerals and Cremations at Woodlawn Memorial Park Facebook page on the following day.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Harvest Hope at harvesthope.org, the Humane Society of the United States at humanesociety.org, or Generations Group Homes at generationsgroup.com.