Thelma Freda “Saddler” Priestley, 71, of Alum Creek, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, April 17, 2004 after a long illness.
Thelma was the last of 10 children born to Alan and Eva Saddler. She was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Priestley.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Pine Grove Baptist Church, McCorkle for 22 years.
She is survived by two daughters, Yolanda Wall and husband, James of Alum Creek; Evetta Kessel of Big Chimney; two grandsons, Derrick and Mathew Kessel and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, Apri121, 2004 at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with Pastor Oshel Bell and Pastor Frank Chapman officiating. Burial will be held in the Pine Grove Cemetery, McCorkle. Friends may call on Tuesday from 6 to 8 PM at the funeral home.