Thelma Barnes

Thelma M. Barnes, 87, of Grand Island formerly of rural Scotia passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at the First United Methodist Church in Ord.  Pastor Spenser Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in the Ord Bohemian Cemetery. Visitation will be on Monday from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Ord Memorial Chapel. The family will not be present. Social distancing and facial masks are required by the funeral attendees.

Memorials are suggested to the Scotia Rescue Unit or the Reuben Beck American Legion Auxiliary.

Thelma Marie was born December 16, 1932, at Ord, Nebraska to William and Emma (Ptacnik) Moudry. She was raised in Valley County and received her education at Manderson District #31 Rural School and graduated from Comstock High School in 1950.

Following high school Thelma worked at Jack and Jill Store in Ord. On September 16, 1958, Thelma was united in marriage to Virgil O. Barnes at the First United Methodist Church in Ord. The couple made their home on the Barnes Farm northeast of Scotia where they lived their entire married lives.

Thelma was a member of the WFLA Lodge; Reuben Beck American Legion Auxiliary of Scotia and the American Legion Auxiliary of Ord. She enjoyed gardening, baking, cooking and playing cards. As a couple they attended many polka dances, ballgames and kid's activities.

Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Rhonda and Ron Wilson of Grand Island; a son, Galen Barnes of rural Scotia; two grandchildren, Katelyn and A.J. Wilson of Grand Island; a brother and sister-in-law, Alvin and Jean Moudry of Mission, Texas; and a host of relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Virgil who passed away on May 11, 2014; and a brother and sister-in-law, Leonard and Betty Moudry.