PLYMOUTH – Thelma I. Pasley, 96, of 638 Windmill Dr., formerly of East Garro Street, passed away of natural causes at 4:36 a.m. Sept. 1, 2014, at the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center-Plymouth Campus. She was born Jan. 27, 1918, in Steubenville, Ohio, to Sinclair and Lucy Mae Marsh Boyd. On March 23, 1941, she married John L. Pasley Sr., who died Dec. 17, 1975. She graduated from Culver High School with the class of 1936. While working at the Culver Inn, she met a young man who had come to town working on the new water tower, and they fell in love and married. He soon left for the service but returned safely and they began a family. She worked for Meck’s, which became Wagner Wire, then Harvey Mart, and retired from the Plymouth Public Library. In her early years, she loved to dance, travel and take bus trips. She was a former member of the Eagles, the Women of the Moose and American Legion Auxiliary. She enjoyed attending her grandchildren’s and great-grandchildren’s activities and events and playing cards. She is survived by her son, John (and spouse Deb) Pasley Jr., Plymouth; daughter, Marsha L. Pasley, Plymouth; three grandchildren: John M. (and spouse Susan) Pasley and Susan K. (and spouse Gary) Marshall, all of Plymouth; Crystal (and spouse Chuck) Schwichtenberg, Bourbon; nine great-grandchildren: Tyler, Cody, Sabrina, Caitlyn, Callie, Charlie, Sophia, Katie and Olivia; a sister, Bernice Shafer, Argos; and three nephews and one niece. Also preceding her in death were her parents, a brother, a sister and three nephews. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, with the Rev. Charles Krieg officiating. Burial is in New Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth. Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and one hour prior to services Friday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675 or to the donor’s choice. Condolences via www.johnson-danielson.com
