Thelma Marshall Clements, 92

BRIDGEVILLE - Thelma Marshall Clements, of Bridgeville, passed away Monday, March 17, 2008, at Harrison Senior Living, Georgetown. She was 92.

Mrs. Clements was born March 20, 1915, in Proffitt, Va. She was the last surviving family member of the late Thomas and Mary Edna (Norris) Marshall, formerly of Earlyville, Va.

She and her late husband owned and operated a grocery store in Charlottesville, Va., from 1937 to 1941.

In 1942, they relocated to Florida, where Mrs. Clements worked as a clerk in various retail stores. She retired as a keypunch operator and a verifier for American Fire and Casualty Insurance Co.

She was a former member of John Knox Presbyterian Church in Orlando, Fla.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Clements was preceded in death by her devoted husband, William F. Clements, to whom she was married for 60 years. She was also preceded in death by her nine siblings, Irene, Mary, Lorena, Thomas, Charles "Jack," Virginia, Margaret "Pat," William "Bill" and Ruby; and a beloved nephew, Mason B. Jones, with whom she had made her home until his death in January 2004.

She is survived by her niece-in-law, Donna H. Jones, with whom she resided; a sister-in-law, Sara Jo Marshall of Charlottesville; a nephew, Tom Marshall; a niece, Jeanne Robinson and her husband Jimmy; two great nephews, William M. Jones and his wife Diane and Robert N. Jones; and numerous other nieces and nephews.

A visitation will be Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Hardesty Chapel, 202 Laws St., Bridgeville.

Graveside services will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. in Riverview Cemetery, Charlottesville.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the American Diabetes Association, 100 W. 10th St., Suite 1002, Wilmington, DE 19801; or the Alzheimer's Association, Delaware Chapter, 2306 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, DE 19805.

Send online condolences to condolences@parsellfuneralhomes.com.