Thelma Marie First, 90, Hamilton, MO, passed away on October 25, 2020, at the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home, Hamilton.  She lived in Caldwell and Daviess Counties in Missouri her entire life.

Thelma was born on July 2, 1930, in Hamilton, to Garry T. and Eva E. (Mathews) Henricks.  She graduated from the Hamilton High School and was a member of the Lick Fork Baptist Church, Gallatin.

She was a homemaker and member of the Hamilton American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, and she loved to cook, sew, and babysit her grandchildren.

Thelma was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John Evans First; sister, Ruth Helen Richardson; and 3 young brothers.

Survivors:  Daughter-Linda Kay Daniels, Hamilton; Son-John Evans First, Jr., Chillicothe, MO; 5 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; Sister-Frances Jean Bradley, McDonough, Georgia; 3 nephews and 1 niece.

Graveside Committal:  10 a.m., Thursday, October 29, 2020, at The Lick Fork Cemetery, Gallatin, MO.

There is no formal scheduled visitation.

A Memorial Service will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The St. Jude's Children's Hospitals.