Obituaries 07 July, 2014

Thomas Gene Williams, 65, Bennington, died Sunday, July 6, 2014 at the Ottawa County Health Center, Minneapolis. He was born November 17, 1948 in Salina to Marvin and Lydia (Witte) Williams.

Tom was a 1966 graduate of Tescott High School and he earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Emporia State University. He was united in marriage with Nancy J. Thomas on November 1, 1969 in Salina. Tom was a coach and he taught various subjects including junior and senior high Industrial Arts, Drafting, and Driver’s Education. He taught at Strong City, Clifton/Clyde, Southeast of Saline, and Bennington. Tom was also a farmer and rancher.

He was a member of the Kansas Livestock Association and the Kansas National Education Association.

Tom was preceded in death by his parents; and his brother John.

Survivors include his wife Nancy of the home; son Brian Williams and his wife Arie of Emporia; daughter Amanda Rensink and her husband Cade of Ada; sisters Merilyn Reinking and her husband Paul of Tescott, Patty Rush and her husband Deryl of Salina, and Judy Catapano-Wilson of Salina; sister-in-law Carol Williams Nelson of Lincoln; and four grandchildren Clara and Molly Williams and Callan and Colyer Rensink.

Visitation will be Wednesday, July 9 from 2 P.M. to 8 P.M. at the Wilson Family Funeral Home, Minneapolis, where the family will receive friends from 5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ottawa County Health Center to benefit the Hospice Room or the Tescott Veterans Park.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M., Thursday, July 10 at the Bennington Bible Church with Pastors Nathan Marsh and Todd Burrow officiating. Burial will be in the Bennington Cemetery.

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Thelma Mae (Talley) Baldock died July 5, 2014, at the Ottawa County Health Center in Minneapolis, KS. She was born on October 25, 1920 in Vermillion KS and was the only child of Lester and Priscilla Talley.

Thelma grew up in the Delphos area before moving west. She married Ferdinand Zeeb in 1936. They moved to Portland, OR where she proudly worked as a welder in the St. Johns Shipyard building ships for the war effort. Thelma returned to the Delphos area with her children where she began courting Lamoine Baldock after he returned from the war. Thelma and Lamoine were married on May 5th, 1955. She spent the next 54 years farming with her husband on their Delphos area farm.

Thelma is survived by her daughter Priscilla (Zeeb) Carvin-Wright of Lakewood, CO, 10 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, and 7 great-great grandchildren. She was proceeded in death by her husband Lamoine, son Larry Zeeb, and daughter Tamara Odette. Thelma was a mother, amazing cook, welder, farmer, hunter, trapshooter, airplane pilot, artist, writer, and devout member of the Hall Wesleyan Church to name just a few things that marked her wonderful life.

Funeral services will be at the Hall Wesleyan Church (1937 N 160th Rd, Delphos) on Thursday July 10 at 6 P.M. There will be a dinner after the service. The family requests that donations be made to the charity of your choice in Thelma’s name in-lieu of flowers.