THELMA RAE BARCLAY, 84, a long time Sedro-Woolley resident passed away on Saturday September 3, 2005 at the Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley.
She was born on October 20, 1920 in Ray, North Dakota, the daughter of Fred & Isabell Ness Selk.
In 1922 she moved to Montana with her family where she was raised and attended school, graduating from Missoula High School.
In 1939 she was united in marriage to Ralph Wick in Hamilton, MT and they made their home in Missoula until 1942 when they moved to Spokane, WA. In 1950 they moved to Skagit County living in Lyman, Clear Lake and finally settling in Sedro-Woolley. Ralph preceded her in death in 1957. In 1961 she married Robert Barclay in Sedro-Woolley and together they made their home there until his death in 1998.
Thelma worked as a secretary at Stokley Van Kamp cannery in Mount Vernon for several years. She was a cub scout den mother for 2 years, a member of the Eagles Aerie 2069; she volunteered and was active with the election board in Sedro-Woolley for over 20 years; she was also active with the United General Hospital Guild where she served as Auxiliary President and volunteered many hours of her time, and she has been a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church since 1950. She also enjoyed knitting and crocheting.
Thelma is survived by her son, Charles Ralph Wick and his wife, Donna of Sedro-Woolley, and her 2 daughters, Marcia Jean Douglas of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Frances Marie Arneson of Round Rock, Texas. 1 brother, Alvin Selk of Alameda, California and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Besides her husbands she was also preceded in death by a daughter, Della Rae Decker; 4 brothers, Maurice, Ralph, Bert and Lloyd Selk, 1 sister, Donna Scott and a son-in-law, John Arneson.
Memorials are suggested to the United General Hospital Guild or Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
Funeral Services will be held at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Sedro-Woolley on Thursday September 8, 2005 at 1:00 pm with Pastor Walt Rice officiating.