Shelton, Thelma Maxine

Thelma Maxine Shelton, 68, of North Liberty, died Saturday, March 31, 2012, at Mercy Iowa City. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, April 5, at Good News Baptist Church, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Thomas Osterkamp Jr. Family will greet friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Burial: Davis Cemetery, rural Walker.

Survivors include her spouse, Gail Gilchrist; her children, Bob Shelton of Bussey, Michael (Kathy) Shelton of Ottumwa and Anntoinette (Todd) Olmstead of Geneva; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; her siblings, Eva Kriegmeyer and Bill (Phyllis) Daugherty, both of Cedar Rapids, John (Wynona) Daugherty of Des Moines, Mary Mericle of Council Bluffs and Juanita Traxler of Ottumwa; numerous nieces and nephews; and her special kitty, “Precious.”

She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Eva Marie (Rouse) Daugherty; and a brother, Guy Daugherty.

Thelma was born Aug. 21, 1943, in Moulton, Iowa. She worked in various hospitals as a nursing assistant for 27 years. On Oct. 11, 2009, Thelma married Gail Gilchrist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Please sign the online guest book for Thelma at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.

Published April 2, 2012 in The Gazette