Thelma Gilmore
July 28, 2015
Thelma A. Gilmore
Des Moines
Thelma Arlene Gilmore, 93, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at University Park Nursing and Rehab.
Thelma was born June 21, 1922 in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Roy and Julia (Newman) Pierson. She was a lifelong Des Moines resident. Mrs. Gilmore retired from Mercy Medical Center. She continued to volunteer at Mercy after retirement. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star, Daughters of Isis, and Kyles AME Zion Church.
Mrs. Gilmore has no immediate surviving family. She is preceded in death by her parents, son, Emmanuel C. Gilmore, and two sisters.
Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, July 30, 2015 at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, Des Moines. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 31, at Kyles AME Zion Church, 907 15th Street, Des Moines, followed by burial at Glendale Cemetery.
Condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Mary G Weaver
07/30/2015
Dear Thelma,
Thank you for your lifetime of dedication to Mercy.
Sincerely, Mary G Weaver, retired Mercy employee