Thelma OSTEEN
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Nov 8, 1905 - Henderson County, North Carolina
Christening:
Death: May 20, 1995
Burial: in Shepherd Memorial Park Cemetery
Cause of Death: Heart problems
Parents
Father: Thomas Elias OSTEEN (1879-1961)
Mother: Minnie Sue McCALL (1883-1961)
Spouses and Children
1. *Arthur Eugene TAYLOR (Jul 18, 1904 - Sep 11, 1995)
Marriage: Jul 7, 1925 - Davis Place: Hwy. 25 near Elks Camp, Greenville Ccunty, South Carolina
Status:
Children:
1. Infant Daughter TAYLOR (1926- )
2. Frederick Eugene TAYLOR (1927-1998)
3. Carl Thomas TAYLOR (1933- )
4. James Clark TAYLOR (1941- )
5. Thelma Eugenia "Jeannie" TAYLOR (1943- )
Notes
General:
[Eugenia Lindsey Osteen FTW]Medical:
Obituary from Times News paper, 21 May 1995:
Thelma O. Taylor
Zirconia -- Thelma Osteen Taylor, 89, of Mount Olivet Road, died Saturday, May 20, 1995, in her home after a long illness.
A lifelong resident of Henderson County, she was a food handler and homemaker. She was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Thomas E. and Sue McCall Osteen.
Surviving are her husband, Arthur E. Taylor; sons, Frederick, Eugene Taylor, Carl Thomas Taylor and James Clark Taylor of Tuxedo; daughter, Thelma Eugenia Lindsey of Tuxedo; brothers, Harley Osteen of East Flat Rock and Dono Osteen of Hendersonville; Sister Ellie Cheatwood of Zirconia, Eufaula Stepp of East Flat Rock and Blanche King of Greer, S.C.; five grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Shepherd's Church Street Chapel. The Rev. Bill Walker will officiate, Burial will be in Shepherd Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the home.
Memorials may be made to Education Foundation of Henderson County Public Schools, 414 4th Ave., W. Hendersonville 28739.
Stroke destroyed her short term memory four and half years before her death.Marriage Notes (Arthur Eugene TAYLOR)
[Eugenia Lindsey Osteen.FTW]
Thelma and Gene lived in the Mount Olive area of Green River all their life. They lived in the same house from about 1930 until they died. The house was completely remodeled in 1969.
Gene was a Carpenter for many years. He built several houses for friends and relatives after he retired. His speciality was finish carpentry. He also loved to restore 1930 Model A Ford cars. He restored 4 and was working on one at the time he had a stroke in 1989.
Thelma was a homemaker and mother for many years as the children spanned over a period on 16 years.
At other times she worked in the cotton mill, school cafeteria, and local cafe. She was a wonderful cook. She loved working in the yard with flowers and farm animals.
Both Gene and Thelma suffered heart problems and strokes. She had angina pectoris which was the cause of her death but had suffered a stoke four and a half years before. When she had the stroke December 29, 1990, it destroyed her short term memory. Gene had suffered a stroke which left him paralyzed on his right side in March 1989. They were cared for at home until their death.[Eugenia Lindsey.FTW]
Thelma and Gene lived in the Mount Olive area of Green River all their life. They lived in the same house from about 1930 until they died. The house was completely remodeled in 1969.
Gene was a Carpenter for many years. He built several houses for friends and relatives after he retired. His speciality was finish carpentry. He also loved to restore 1930 Model A Ford cars. He restored 4 and was working on one at the time he had a stroke in 1989.
Thelma was a homemaker and mother for many years as the children spanned over a period on 16 years.
At other times she worked in the cotton mill, school cafeteria, and local cafe. She was a wonderful cook. She loved working in the yard with flowers and farm animals.
Both Gene and Thelma suffered heart problems and strokes. She had angina pectoris which was the cause of her death but had suffered a stoke four and a half years before. When she had the stroke December 29, 1990, it destroyed her short term memory. Gene had suffered a stroke which left him paralyzed on his right side in March 1989. They were cared for at home until their death.