Thelma A. Rhude Walker Hartsell was born February 22, 1921 in Dixon, IA. Her parents were Joseph A. and Ella (Pahl) Rhude. She married Sgt. Raymond Dale Walker and had two sons. He was killed in W.W.II on July 7, 1945. She married Maj. Charles F. Hartsell in 1952. She was also preceded in death by 3 sons, William Hartsell, Jerry Walker and Larry Walker; five sisters, Berenette Allen, Gloria Timmins, Eunice Fraker, Myrna Lewis, and Patricia Childers; and one brother, Joseph A. Rhude II. She is survived by three sisters, Jeannie Lehman, Phyllis Karner, and Joan Bearden; three grandchildren, Mark Walker, Annette (Jeremy) Snyder, and Aaron D. (Alix) Walker; great-grandchildren, Ashley, Cody, Kierstin and Kensley; and daughter-in-law, Nancy Walker.

She was a member of Franklin Memorial Christian Church and the American Legion Aux. 205 in Franklin. She graduated from Trafalgar High School in Trafalgar, IN; Indiana Business College in Columbus, IN and Indiana Central College in Indianapolis, IN. She worked at Arvins during W.W.II and was employed at Post Ordinance, Camp Atterbury in Indiana. She also worked at Franklin College and Franklin Bank & Trust Co. and at the Dollar General Store.

Funeral services will be held Monday, February 9, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Greenwood, with entombment at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Visitation is Sunday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to The American Heart Assoc. or to Paralyzed Veterans of America, 575 N. Pennsylvania St., Room 313, Indianapolis, IN 46204