Obituaries : Thelma L. (Davis) Horak

Thelma L. Davis Horak

VINTON: Thelma L. Davis Horak, 90, died Monday, January 17, 2011 at the Vinton Lutheran Home where she had been a resident the past eight years.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, January 21, 2011 at the United Methodist Church in Brandon with Rev. Lanette Sue Van officiating. Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton. Friends may call at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. 6th St. in Vinton, from 4 to 7 PM on Thursday. A memorial fund has been established.

Thelma was born February 12, 1920 at Brandon, to John Lester and Lois (Bassett) Davis and graduated from the Brandon High School in 1937.

On February 27, 1940 she was united in marriage to Harry Horak at Monticello, and the couple farmed and raised their family northeast of Vinton. Harry preceded her in death on October 27, 2005.

Thelma was a member of the United Methodist Church in Brandon. In 1976 she served as the first and only female President of the Red Cedar Chapter of the Izaak Walton League. She served as the treasurer of the Benton County Porkettes in 1977, was a life long member of the Sunshine Club and a life long supporter of the Bear Creek Church. Thelma loved the farm and gardening.

She is survived by her daughters, Shirley (Ross) Wiley of Walker, and Lois (Michael) Jensen of Troy, NY; her sons, H. Lynn (Charlene) Horak of West Des Moines, and Mark (Suzzi) Horak of Fate, TX; her daughter-in-law, LuAnn Horak of Vinton; twelve grandchildren; and thirteen great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents and husband, Harry, she was preceded in death by her son, Allan Horak; her daughter-in-law, Teri Horak; her grandsons, Joshua and Michael Horak; and her sisters, Charlotte Lehman, and Isabel Applegarth.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at: www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com.