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Thelma Ethel COKER

Thelma Ethel COKER

Female 1923 - 2015  (92 years)


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  • Name Thelma Ethel COKER 
    Birth 22 Apr 1923  Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Stated her birth date in 2006 interview about her life.

      U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
      Name: Thelma E Symonds
      Birth Date: 22 Apr 1923
      Phone Number: 684-2320
      Address: 1 School St, Stafford Springs, CT, 06076-1616 (1993)
    Gender Female 
    Residence 2006  Kimberly Hall South, Windsor, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 2010  Josephine Suites, 9901 - 272nd Place NW, Stanwood, WA 98292. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _FGRAVE 170578200 
    Burial Jul 2015  Evergreen Cemetery, Everett, WA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 14 Jul 2015  Josephine Sunset Home, Stanwood, WA (Washington State) USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Thelma Ethel (Symonds) Christofferson passed into the arms of her Savior on July 14, 2015. She was predeceased by her first husband Stanley B. Symonds of Stafford Springs, CT; her second husband Rev. Chauncey A. Christofferson, of Stanwood, WA; her parents, Arthur and Ethel Coker; and her brother, Len, and sister, Norma Childs, all of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Born in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, she met and married Stanley during World War II, moving to Stafford Springs, CT in 1945. She married Chauncey after a letter writing romance and moved to Stanwood, WA in 2008 where she resided at Josephine Sunset Home until her death. Thelma is survived by her son, Gary Symonds and his wife Peg of Stafford Springs, CT; three nieces and one nephew of Australia; and the members of Chauncey's family. Burial will take place at Evergreen Cemetery, Everett, WA. A memorial service will be held at First United Methodist Church on August 8, 2015 at 11 A.M. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 8 Church St., Stafford Springs, CT 06076 Attention: Mission Shares.
      Published in The Hartford Courant on July 21, 2015
      - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/hartfordcourant/obituary.aspx?pid=175332381#sthash.SqOk2oAs.dpuf
    Notes 
    Person ID I4561  Warren Nunn's family tree
    Last Modified 22 Dec 2015 

    Father Arthur Albert COKER,   b. 12 Mar 1900, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1969, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Ethel Rachel HOLT,   b. 12 Aug 1902, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1996, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 12 Jul 1922  St Paul's Cathedral, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • MARRIAGE.
      COKER.-HOLT.- On Wednesday, July 12th, 1922, at St. Paul's Cathedral. Rockhampton, by Rev. Canon J. S. Cue, Arthur Albert, only son of Mr. and Mr. A. Coker, North Rockhampton, to Ethel Rachel, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs A. Holt, of Rockhampton.
      Family Notices. (1922, July 15). Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954), p. 8. Retrieved September 28, 2011, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54007982

      Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950: Name: Ethel Rachel Holt Spouse Name: Arthur Albert Coker Marriage Date: 12 Jul 1922
      Marriage Place: Queensland Registration Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1922 Registration number: 002451
      Page Number: 1744 Source Information:
      Ancestry.com. Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
    Family ID F1346  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Stanley Brearley SYMONDS,   b. 12 May 1920, Stafford Springs, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 2000, Stafford Springs, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jan 1944  Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Marriage notice Rockhampton Morning Bulletin Friday 14 January 1944:
      SYMONDS-COKER: At St Paul's Church of England, on January 1, by Canon Dale, Thelma Ethel, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs A.A.Coker, 143 Campbell St, Rockhampton, to Stanley Brearley, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Wm M.Symonds, Stafford Springs, Connecticut, USA.
      APA citation
      No title. (1945, September 13). Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878-1954), p. 3. Retrieved April 3, 2011, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56387748
    Children 
     1. Living
    Family ID F2293  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2025 

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