Abbie Lewis
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I think about you often.
There was never enough time with you.
Remembering Thelma
Thelma L Meade
October 8, 1918 – October 8, 2021
Lived 103 years
St. Joseph’s Cemetery · Iowa City, Iowa
“Yours was a life well spent.”
Life story
In remembrance of a mother, grand-mother, & great grand-mother. Thelma will forever be loved by all who know her. She is missed dearly.
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The world Thelma knew
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1918
Born October 8
1927
Thelma was 9 when Charles Lindbergh flew solo across the Atlantic
1935
Thelma was 17 when Parker Brothers released Monopoly
1942
Thelma was 24 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1956
Thelma was 38 when the Interstate Highway System was created
1969
Thelma was 51 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1974
Thelma was 56 when Richard Nixon resigned the presidency
1982
Thelma was 64 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1995
Thelma was 77 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2005
Thelma was 87 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2016
Thelma was 98 when the Cubs won their first World Series since 1908
2021
Passed away October 8, age 103
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