Thelma Farley

Mrs. Thelma Farley, age 88 of Cookeville, passed away Saturday July 4, 2020 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center surrounded by her family. She was born March 22, 1932 in Cookeville to the late Willis and Annie Griffin Dixon. Thelma was a member of Washington Avenue Baptist Church for over 50 years. She worked for ACME Boot for over 40 years and retired from Aqua Tech with 17 years of service. Thelma is survived by two daughters, Patsy Jenkins and Lisa Dillon of Cookeville; brother, CJ (Pat) Dixon of Michigan; grandchildren, Jenny (Allen) Rigsby, Hershel (Hannah) Jenkins, Rachel (Byron) Hamilton, Shawn (Heather) Dillon, and Nathan (Alycia) Dillon all of Cookeville; great-grandchildren, Elijah Rigsby, Lyndsey Dillon, Braelyn Hamilton, and Andrew Dwyer; niece, Peggy (Ronnie) West, nephews, David (Debbie) Dixon, Charles (Martha) Dixon, Tim (Marsha) Dixon, George (Kim) Dixon, Jim (Debbie) Dixon, and Jerry (D'Ann) Dixon. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, AV Farley; great-grandson, Chandler Jenkins; four brothers, Viewey Dixon, Tommy Dixon, Fowler Dixon, and Coy Dixon; two sisters, Marie Dixon Davis, Fannie Finley; two nephews, Kenny Dixon and Elbert Lee Davis; two nieces, Mona D. Conley and Wanda Faye Conners. Honorary pallbearers will be the Joy Sunday School Class at Washington Avenue Baptist Church. Active pallbearers will be David Dixon, Hershel Jenkins, Nathan Dillon, Shawn Dillon, Allen Rigsby, and Byron Hamilton. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday July 7 at Hooper Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Gaw will officiate. Friends are invited to come by the funeral home to sign the guest book and pay their respects on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until service time. Due to Covid-19 precautions, social distance measures will be observed. Interment will be at Crest Lawn Cemetery Memorial contributions may be made to Washington Avenue Baptist Church, 1621 N.Washington Ave. Cookeville, TN 38501. If you wish, you can post an online condolence for Mrs. Farley's family at the "Share A Memory" on this webpage.