Thelma Mae Isaacs

Thelma Mae Watson Isaacs went home to be with her Lord Monday, June 30, 2014 at CAMC Teays Valley Hospital. Born December 12, 1930 in Logan County, WV, she was the sixth of ten children born to the late Riley and Thelma Watson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Calvin; brothers, Haskel, Bob, Wallace and Jimmy Allen; sisters, Dorothy, Margaret, Catherine and Shirley. Mae worked from an early age, delivering newspapers with her brother, Bob, and running errands to the grocery store for her elderly neighbors. She would fondly reminisce about charging them a nickel so she could buy ice cream for herself and her sister, Catherine. After high school, Mae held several secretarial positions; including one at a coal company where she met her husband of 52 years, Calvin. Her later work reflected her devotion to the church, with several years as a pre-school teacher at Teays Valley Church of God and as a custodian with her sister, Shirley, at St. John United Methodist Church. While Mae’s work career was an important part of her life, it was caring for and spending time with her family that made her the happiest. Her door and home were always open, and her kitchen table was the family’s favorite gathering place. Nobody could make a simple sandwich taste so good or fix biscuits that needed no butter or jelly to melt in your mouth like Granny could. Always quick-witted and never at a loss for words, Mae was a strong, brave, and smart woman. Having grown up in the coal camps of Lundale and Dehue, WV, she learned the values of perseverance and hard work. She selflessly considered it much more a blessing to give to others rather than to receive. Her greatest joys, or as she liked to say, “The best things that ever happened to me”, were her children and her grandchildren. She loved them each dearly and both showed and told them so every day. She leaves behind two children, Will (Melissa) and Sissy; three remarkable grandchildren, Josh, Taylor and Ryleigh; one brother, Roy. The memorial service will be held at 7pm Thursday, July 3, 2014 at Teays Valley Church of God, 6979 Teays Valley Road, Scott Depot. Visitation with the family will begin one hour prior to the service. You may visit www.chapmanfuneralhomes.com to share sympathies with the family. In lieu of flowers, the family would like to ask that donations be made to the Teays Valley Church of God, Building Fund, PO Box 270, Scott Depot, WV 25560. Along with her husband and children, Mae was a founding and faithful member. Chapman Funeral Home, family-owned and located at 3941 Teays Valley Road, Hurricane is honored to serve the Isaacs family.

Thelma Mae Isaacs

December 12, 1930 - June 30, 2014