Thelma Lucille Gillespie

1919 - 2007  (87 years)

• Name	Thelma Lucille Gillespie  [1, 2]
  Birth	10 Nov 1919	Augusta, Kennebec, Maine   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	20 Feb 2007	Avon, Hartford, Connecticut   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I26985	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Roland William Gillespie,   b. 5 Sep 1898, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine d. 25 Mar 1975, Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Jessie O. Simpson,   b. 11 May 1897, Winslow, Kennebec, Maine d. 1958, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	8 Apr 1917	Maine   [4]
  Family ID	F15508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Albert Lincoln Blake,   b. 29 Mar 1904, West Fairlee, Orange, Vermont d. 17 Feb 1986, Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut (Age 81 years)
  Children	1. David A. Blake   2. Sandra B. Blake
  Family ID	F101979	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2020

  
  

• Notes

  The Hartford Courant (CT) February 21, 2007 Thelma ''Teddy'' G. Blake, 87, of Farmington, widow of Albert L. Blake, passed away peacefully Tuesday, (February 20, 2007) at Avon Health Center. Born in Augusta, ME, November 10th, 1919, daughter of the late Roland and Jesse (Simpson) Gillespie. She was the Salutatorian of the Class of 1939 at Gardiner High School in Maine. Thelma worked for the states of Maine and Connecticut and was later associated with Miss Porter's School in Farmington for 25 years. She was a member of the First Church of Christ, Congregational in Farmington and volunteered at the Village Traders at the church. Thelma was an unselfish and caring woman who loved to travel and enjoyed gardening. She is survived by her son, David A. Blake and his wife, Kim of Burlington, her daughter, Sandra B. Harty and her husband, Rick of Farmington; her grandchildren, Dave Harty of New York, Liz Harty of West Hartford, Mike Harty of Farmington, Dan Harty of Farmington, Garrett Blake of New Hampshire and Tyler Blake of Burlington; her great-grandchild, Clover Blake of New Hampshire; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother, George Gillespie.

  
  

• Sources

  [S29491] 1920 census, Maine, Kennebec county. [S63735] Ancestry.com, Knudson-Essington Tree, (HFA library code Internet2286). [S63736] Obituary, The Hartford Courant (CT), Thelma G. Blake, (February 21, 2007). [S31299] Marriage index, Maine, Roland W. Gillespie and Jessie Simpson.