Thelma
was born on March 5, 1939, in Scott County, VA to Orban and Bessie Barnett. She was graduated from Dobyns-Bennett
High School in Kingsport, TN and attended the Salvation Army’s School for
Officers’ Training. She and her husband David, were officers with The Salvation Army
with over 30 years of service with assignments in the Kentucky-Tennessee
Division, Florida Division and Atlanta Territorial Command. She is survived by her sons Greg
(Justine) Birmingham, of Ocoee, FL, and Mark (Lisa) Duke of Louisville, KY, two
sisters Mildred Height of Dayton, OH and Rose Castle of Maysville, GA, one
brother Bill Barnett of Rockford, TN, one grandchild, seven nieces, three nephews, and one
great-nephew.
Thelma lived at the Grand Villa Assisted Living facility in Altamonte Springs, FL since 2016. She held Sunday worship services there and taught a weekly Bible class and enjoyed making beads and designing jewelry with friends. She loved playing cards, board games, and working jigsaw puzzles, as well as coloring complex pictures.
About 15 years ago, Thelma was stricken with stage
four ovarian cancer. She survived, surprising her doctors, but has suffered
greatly from the side effects of chemo and radiation. In 2019 she learned that the cancer had
returned. She chose not to have chemo, radiation, or
surgery. She was under the care of hospice since October 2020
and was Promoted to Glory on August 7th, 2021.
A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, August
21, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., at the Salvation Army Citadel Corps, 244
W Colonial Drive, Orlando,FL.
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