| 1. | Thelma Wilkes was born on 30 Aug 1920 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 10 Jul 2018 in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Garrett-Hillcrest Memorial Park, Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA. Notes:
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Thelma Buchanan
Mountaineer, The (Waynesville, NC) - Wednesday, July 11, 2018
WAYNESVILLE - Thelma Wilkes West Buchanan, 97, passed on Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at Autumn Care of Waynesville.
Thelma was born August 30, 1920, in Jackson County and resided in Jackson and Haywood County most of her life.
She was the daughter of the late John and Talitha Haskett Wilkes.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, James W. West, Sr.; second husband, Lester Buchanan; daughters, Betty Sue West and Phyllis West McGaha; sister, Mildred Davis and brother, Alden Wilkes.
Thelma retired from Dayco Corporation and enjoyed gardening, fishing and tubing the river. She was a faithful servant to the Lord and was a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Cullowhee.
Thelma is survived by her son, James W. West, Jr. and his wife, Wanda, Waynesville; two sisters, Alma Webb and Sue Ward; two brothers, Aileene Wilkes and Raymond Wilkes; three grandchildren, Greg West, Jamie West Culbreth and Michele McGaha Robertson; five great-grandchildren, Hannah Culbreth, Abby and Emily West, Devon and Tristen Robertson and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, July 13, in the Waynesville chapel of Wells Funeral Home, with the Revs. Darrell Webb and Jared Stevens officiating.
Burial will follow at Garrett-Hillcrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 2 p.m., prior to the service at the funeral home.
The care of Thelma has been entrusted to Wells Funeral Homes and an online memorial register is available at "Obituaries" at www.wellsfuneralhome.com.
Mountaineer, The (Waynesville, NC) - Wednesday, July 11, 2018
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Family/Spouse: James Walter West. James was born on 25 Mar 1915 in Louina, Randolph, Alabama, USA; died on 17 Dec 1974 in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Garrett-Hillcrest Memorial Park, Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1920 - 2018 (97 years)
