Sixth Generation

918. Thelma Annalee BOWMAN was born on 11 December 1897 in Catawba County, North Carolina.^34,213,1396 She was baptized in March 1898 in Daughter of N. W. Bowman.²⁵⁷ She died on 17 October 1971 at the age of 73. Thelma died on 17 October 1971 at the age of 73 in Catawba County, North Carolina and was buried in St. Stephen's Lutheran Church (MO Synod) Cemetery.¹³⁹⁶

Thelma Annalee BOWMAN and Noah Daniel Maxwell HUFFMAN were married on 5 January 1916. Noah Daniel Maxwell HUFFMAN, son of Noah Lafayette HUFFMAN and Ida Jeannette SIGMON, was born on 28 September 1893 in Catawba County, North Carolina.^1396,1399 He died of injuries sustained in an auto accident on 30 September 1919 at the age of 26 in Catawba County, North Carolina.^1396,1732 Killed in an automobile accident.

Thelma Annalee BOWMAN and Noah Daniel Maxwell HUFFMAN had the following children:

2671	i.	Zelda Mae HUFFMAN was born on 30 November 1916 in Catawba County, North Carolina. She died on 22 May 2012 at the age of 95 in Lutheran Home West, Hickory, North Carolina. Her obituary appeared as follows: HICKORY Zelda Mae Huffman Seale, 95, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at Lutheran Home, West, after a period of declining health. Zelda was born Nov. 30, 1916 in Catawba County, to the late Noah and Thelma Bowman Huffman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, J. D. Seale and a sister, Neva Gragg Hill. She was a member of St. Stephens Lutheran Church, Mo. Synod, and retired from Hickory Frye Furniture in 1982. Surviving are her sons, Jimmy "Jim" Seale and wife, Phyllis of Hickory and Michael Seale and wife, Patricia of Hickory; grand-daughters, Lisa Seale of Columbia, S.C. and Leah Aiken and husband, Toby of Conover; grandsons, Jason Seale of Hickory and Eric Seale and wife, Carolyn of Raleigh; great-grand-daughter, Madelyn Seale of Raleigh; and great-grandson, Riley Aiken of Conover. Services will be held Saturday, May 26, at 11 a.m. at St. Stephens Lutheran Church, Mo. Synod, with the Rev. David Ziehr officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. at St. Stephens Lutheran Church, Mo. Synod. Memorials may be made to St. Stephens Lutheran Church, Mo. Synod, 2304 Springs Rd., NE Hickory, NC 28601 or to the Lutheran Home-West, 1125 10th. St., Blvd., NW, Hickory, NC 28601. Condolences may be made online at hickoryfh.com. Hickory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. [Published in Hickory Daily Record on May 24, 2012]
2672	ii.	Neva Pauline HUFFMAN was born on 7 September 1918 in Catawba County, North Carolina. She died on 26 September 2008 at the age of 90 in Lutheran Home East, Hickory, North Carolina. She was buried in St. Stephen's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Hickory, NC. Her obituary appeared as follows: HICKORY - Neva Huffman Gragg Hill, 90, of Hickory, died Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, at Lutheran Home East on Springs Road. Born Sept. 7, 1918, in Catawba County, she was the daughter of the late Noah and Thelma Bowman Huffman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Ralph Spurgeon Gragg, and her second husband, J. Carroll Hill. Mrs. Hill is survived by her son, Ronald Gragg of New York City; daughters, Judy Miller of Hickory, Laura Sipe and husband, Neill, of Claremont, and Vicky Speckhard and husband, Don, of Greensboro; seven grandchildren, Dorene Miller, Todd Miller, Carin Ortiz and husband, Bart, Kristin S. Day and husband, John, Kevin Sipe and wife, Erin, Brian Sipe and wife, Jessica, and Marie Sipe; five great-grandchildren, John and Katherine Ortiz, Kara and Anna Sipe and Jeremiah Sipe; and her sister, Zelda Seale of Hickory. A Service of Remembrance will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, in the Drum Funeral Home Chapel in Hickory, with the Rev. David Ziehr officiating. Burial will follow in St. Stephens Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Cemetery. The family will receive friends, prior to the service, at the funeral home from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Lutheran Home, 1265 21st St., NE, Hickory, N.C. 28601. The Hill family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Drum Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 940 29th Ave., NE, Hickory, N.C. 28601 (828) 267-5740. [Published in the Hickory Daily Record on 9/27/2008]

unknown spouse (of Thelma Bowman) HUFFMAN (private).