Thelma Jean Graves

August 9, 1942 - December 23, 2021

A memorial service for Thema Jean Graves, age 79 of Maynard, Arkansas, is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 9, 2022, at the Caudle-Rutledge-Daugherty Funeral Home Chapel in Lindale, Texas with Greg Wilson officiating. Thelma passed away Thursday, December 23, 2021, in Tyler, Texas. She was born August 9, 1942, in Hartford, Arkansas to the late Mark and Ruth (Breazzeal) Cullen. Thelma has lived in Maynard, Arkansas for the last 25 years and was previously of Corona, California. She was a member of the Rosewood Pentecostal Church of God in Maywood, California. Thelma enjoyed dancing and was known to be quite the belly dancer in her younger years. She also enjoyed going out to eat and keeping up with friends and family on Facebook and facetiming on her phone. She lived her life as a loving homemaker. She was preceded in death by her brother, Jerry Cullen. Thelma is survived by her husband of 61 years, George Graves of Maynard, Arkansas; daughter, Ramona Pankey of Lindale, Texas; brother, Rodney Smithey of Arizona; sister, Kathie Callahan; grandchildren, Amber Brackeen and husband, Jeremy of Greenville, Texas, Jason Pankey and wife, Samantha of Forney, Texas, and Ryan Pankey and wife, Elisabeth of Van, Texas; and numerous great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and other loving family members and friends.