July 14, 2003

Thelma DeJarnett

Thelma DeJarnett TAMMS, Ill. -- Thelma DeJarnett, 85, of Tamms, died Sunday, July 13, 2003, at Jonesboro Health Care Center in Jonesboro, Ill. She was born Oct. 1, 1917, in Cairo, Ill., daughter of Joseph and Bertha Marie Proffer Alvey. She married Ezra "Shorty" DeJarnett, who preceded her in death Oct. 11, 2002...

Thelma DeJarnett

TAMMS, Ill. -- Thelma DeJarnett, 85, of Tamms, died Sunday, July 13, 2003, at Jonesboro Health Care Center in Jonesboro, Ill.

She was born Oct. 1, 1917, in Cairo, Ill., daughter of Joseph and Bertha Marie Proffer Alvey. She married Ezra "Shorty" DeJarnett, who preceded her in death Oct. 11, 2002.

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Survivors include two sons, James DeJarnett of Sun City West, Ariz., and Kenneth DeJarnett of Phoenix, Ariz.; a sister, Myrtle Harrison of Wenden, Ariz.; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Jones Funeral Home in Tamms.

Funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Larry Buckles officiating. Interment will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Thebes, Ill.

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