Thelma G. Carville

I can feel His mighty power and His grace.

I can hear the brush of angle’s wings; I see glory on each face.

Surely Thelma is in the presence of the Lord.

On October 2, 2015, Thelma G. Carville, age 96, of Wilmington, Delaware and Oak Crest Village, White Marsh, MD went home to be with our Lord.

She was the beloved wife of the late Richard O. Carville, Sr.; loving mother of Martha Jo Parker (husband Robert), Richard O. Carville, Jr. (wife Judith), and Michael G. Carville (wife Deborah); cherished grandmother of eight grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held from 9-10am on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at Oak Crest Village Chapel, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10am. Interment at All Saints Cemetery in Wilmington, Delaware.

In lieu of flowers send contributions to Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 2600 Willoughby Beach Road, Edgewood, MD 21040. Online tributes may be left for the family at www.schimunekfuneralhomes.com

Thelma was born in Memphis, Tenn. on January 31, 1919. Orphaned at age 12 she was raised by a neighbor family, Mr. Leo & Mrs. Edmond Richard Onning, as one of their own. She received her RN from St. Barnard Hospital in Jonesboro, AK on May 12, 1941. She meet her future husband, Richard while he was her hospital patient, he never had a chance. After Richard was discharged from the hospital he surprised her with a dozen roses and a dinner invitation.

World War II, Richard was drafted into the Army and Thelma became a war bride in Battle Creek, Mich. Martha Jo was born in 1942. Thelma and baby were camp followers until Richard was shipped to the European Theater where he served with the 1111 Combat Engineers. During his service, Thelma and Martha Jo lived with Richard’s father in Jonesboro, AK. For the next three years Thelma and Richard’s only communication was their daily letters. After VE Day, Colonel Carville returned home and he and Thelma settled in Wilmington, Del. to raise their family.

Thelma was very active in the St. Mathews Catholic Church. She served as the school nurse at Ursuline Academy and St. Edmonds Academy. In addition she was the first woman President of the Salesianum Parents Organization. Thelma was an avid bridge player and very active member of the Oak Crest Catholic Community.

All her friends knew her as Thelma, her husband called her his Little One, but the title she most loved was Mom Mom. There is no better description of Thelma’s life than Mom Mom.

She was truly a Mother’s Mother. A mother’s love was the way she lived her life, the way she related to and treated everyone.