Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of Staley and Mazie Underwood. She was a CNA for Greenville Hospital System for 25 years. She loved to garden and had an interest in ancestry. She was of Pentecostal faith and she loved her family.
Thelma is survived by one son, William Lloyd Epps, Jr. (Pauline); two daughters Shirley Epps Barnado of Union and Mazie “Kitty” Morton of Woodruff; one sister, Betty Jo Zwolinski; six grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death her husband William Lloyd Epps Sr. and one sister Lillian Creel.
A funeral for Thelma will be held Friday, December 9, 2022 at 12:00 pm at Mackey Funerals and Cremations at Century Drive, 311 Century Dr, Greenville, South Carolina 29607, with visitation starting at 11:00 am. A committal service will follow Friday, December 9, 2022 at 1:00 pm at Greenville Memorial Gardens, 7784 Augusta Road, Piedmont, South Carolina.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Thelma's memory may be made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, https://www.komen.org/?form=fy23_eoy_3x.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.mackeycenturydrive.com for the Epps family.