Thelma Deal Keever, 100, passed away peacefully at her home on January 20, 2024.
She is survived by her son, Steve Somers (Donna); daughter, Jolene McIntyre; son-in-law, Jerry Blackwelder; stepson, Phillip Keever (Helen); grandchildren, Terry Somers, Ricky Somers, Stephanie Barnard (Terry), Elizabeth Azmi, Maribeth Warren (Stacy), Adrienne Lankford (Bobby), Jessica McIntyre, and Daniel McIntyre; and 18 great grandchildren.
Thelma was born August 16, 1924, to Oscar and Gertrude Deal. She was the eighth of eleven children. She married Marvin Allen Beaver on November 25, 1943. He died on June 23, 1944. Their daughter Elizabeth Allen Beaver, was born on December 29, 1944, and died at birth…