Thelma Wilding, 89, passed into the presence of our Lord on Thursday, May 19, 2016.
Thelma, the first child of three to Thomas Jefferson McFarland and Hazel Emily VanMetre McFarland, was born on August 8, 1926 in Tripp County, South Dakota and grew up on a farm near Colome, SD.
Following graduation from Colome High School, Thelma married William ‘Billy’ W. Wilding on June 2, 1947 and lived on a wheat and dairy farm near Winner, SD. The Wildings left the family farm (1963) moving to Rapid City, SD. Bill & Thelma moved to Minot, ND (1970), and following retirement began to travel the US (1989). They resettled in Riverdale, ND (1997) and finally moved to the Advent Christian Village, Dowling Park, FL (2003).
Thelma labored diligently as a farm wife, an electronics technician, a nursing home cook, and a hospital volunteer.
Her favorite hobbies included needlework, vegetable gardening, crafts and playing card and board games.
Thelma was a committed and active church member throughout her life and served as a Deaconess in her former beloved church, Immanuel Baptist Church, Minot, ND. As Thelma’s health declined she lived a few years at The Good Samaritan Care Center, Dowling Park, FL, then in February 2016 she moved to Solaris Healthcare of Lake City, FL
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