Thelma Barbee

Thelma Barbee went to be with the Lord on August 3, 2025, less than a month after her 102nd birthday. Thelma Anna Hixon was born in Neodesha, Kansas in 1923, the daughter of J. Earl Hixon and Myrtle Adeline Hixon (nee Beals). Thelma was raised in a house next to the Verdigris River and was a very adventurous child. She graduated from high school in 1941. During WWII, Thelma migrated to Wichita, Kansas, where she found employment riveting B29 bombers, and in May 1943 married Lloyd Barbee who also was employed in the aircraft industry. They had their three children (Mark, Tommie, and Kevin) in Wichita before moving to Edmonds, Washington in 1968 when Boeing transferred Lloyd to Washington. Thelma had some history with the Pacific Northwest in that her mother attended primary s

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