West Virginia Pioneers

Thelma Leo Conner

Female 1914 - 2004  (89 years)


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  • Name Thelma Leo Conner  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Born 16 Dec 1914  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
    Gender Female 
    Died 9 May 2004  Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 9, 10
    Buried 11 May 2004  Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery
    Notes 
    • Monday, May 10, 2004 — Time: 6:18:13 AM EST

      Thelma L. Deem

      Thelma L. Deem, 89, a longtime resident of Vienna, died May 9, 2004, at Wyngate Senior Living Community.

      She was born Dec. 16, 1914, in Jackson County, a daughter of the late Charles E. and Cora Bell Joseph Conner. She and her husband were one of the founding families of St. Michael's Catholic Church and she was a member of the Ladies Elks.

      She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, survived by two daughters, Lois Summers and husband, Wendall, of Parkersburg and Mary E. Deem of Huntington; five sons, Bernard M. Deem and wife, Nancy, of Parkersburg, Patrick E. Deem and wife, Alison, of Bridgeport, Bryan C. Deem and wife, Bernice, of Charleston, Steven E. Deem of Morgantown and John C. Deem and wife, Barbara, of Pensacola, Fla.; 13 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
      In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James E. Deem; two sons, James E. Deem Jr. and William J. Deem; and was the last surviving member of her six brothers and two sisters.

      A Mass of Christian burial will be noon Tuesday at St. Michael's Catholic Church, with Father Jim Chetock officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Visitation will be 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today at Leavitt Funeral Home Burdette Chapel.
    Person ID I31301  Conner Family

    Father Charles Edgar Conner,   b. 8 Jun 1875, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1930, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Cora Belle Joseph,   b. 26 Sep 1877, Belmont, Belmont County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1924, Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F22216  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Edward Deem,   b. 14 Jan 1917, Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1984, Vienna, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Family ID F5959  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Dec 1914 - Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 May 2004 - Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 11 May 2004 - Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Thelma Leo (Conner) Deem
    Thelma Leo (Conner) Deem
    James Edward & Thelma Leo (Conner) Deem - Headstone
    James Edward & Thelma Leo (Conner) Deem - Headstone
    Thelma Leo (Conner) Deem - Obituary
    Thelma Leo (Conner) Deem - Obituary

  • Sources 
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      Birth date: 16 Dec 1914 Birth place: Death date: 9 May 2004 Death place:

    2. [S7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

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      U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
      U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989


    4. [S47] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).

    5. [S1749] Jackson County, West Virginia Census 1920.

    6. [S1153] Jackson County, West Virginia: Past and Present - 1990, Jackson County Historical Society, (Name: Walsworth Publishing, Third Printing 1997;), LC#90-71347., 17.

    7. [S214] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for West Virginia 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 123.

    8. [S634] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4453; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 54-18.
      Birth date: abt 1915 Birth place: West Virginia Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 Residence place: Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United States
      1940 United States Federal Census
      1940 United States Federal Census


    9. [S96] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2015, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Newspaper: Parkersburg News, The/Sentinel; Publication Date: 11 5 2004; Publication Place: Parkersburg , WV , Us.
      Record for Thelma L. Deem

    10. [S33] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Database online. Number: 234-05-8542; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951.
      Record for Thelma L. Deem

    11. [S93] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online.
      Record for Thelma L Deem

    12. [S98] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online.
      Record for Thelma L Deem

    13. [S98] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online.
      Record for Thelma C Deem