Job 19:25-25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God

Thelma G. Pinkard, age 86 of Chicago Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at Washington Manor Care in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Born in Tuskegee, Alabama, on March 19, 1931, she was the daugher of the late Lewis Dorsey Garrett and Earline Harrison Garrett. Thelma made Chicago her home in the 1960's. She worked as a legal secretary for Supreme Life Insurance and retired after 30 plus years of service.

She was a member of South Shore United Methodist Church (Chicago) where she served on the finance committee, actively participated in Sunday School and worked at the daycare center.

She is survived by her sister Ophelia Hill (Reginald and Thomasyne) of Birmingham, grandchildren, Cyndean Jennings of Kenosha, Tommy Jennings of Green Bay, and Tanya (Jake) Keenan of Wauwatosa; great grandchildren, Tammy Cuvilie, Kasheah Jennings, Olivia Keenan, Janessa Keenan, Melina Keenan, and Kavery Jennings, additional nieces, other relatives and friends.

In addition to her parents, Thelma was preceded in death by her daughter Joanne Jennings, her brothers, Joseph Garrett, Lewis H. Garrett, and Elbert Garrett.

A Memorial Service will be held in Her Honor on Saturday, March 18, 2017,

11:00 am to 12:00 pm – Light Refreshments will be served after service at

South Shore United Methodist Church,  7350 S Jeffery Avenue,  Chicago, IL

Reverend Adonna Reid   773-752-6233

Service date, time and location is pending for Alabama.  Information will be posted as soon as it's available.

by Mary Alice Ramish

Those we love remain with us for love itself lives on, and cherished memories never fade because a loved one's gone. Those we love can never be more than a thought apart, far as long as there is memory, they'll live on in the heart.

Service Details

Saturday, March 18, 2017

11:00 am to 12:00 pm – Light Refreshments afterwards

South Shore United Methodist Church

7350 S Jeffery Ave

Chicago, IL 60649

Reverend Adonna Reid   773-752-6233

Arrangements are pending for Alabama