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Thelma Jean (Lewis) Day 82, of Merrillville, Indiana passed away Saturday, October 30, 2021. She was born to Lester and Ruby (Fields) Lewis in the coal mining town of Lynch, Kentucky on August 3, 1939. It was there in the area surrounding Cumberland, Kentucky that she met the love of her life James (Big Jim) Wilson Day, Sr. and they were married June 23, 1955. Together they raised 2 sons, James (Little Jim) Wilson, Jr. born January 25, 1956 and Lester Dewayne born February 26, 1961. They moved to Northwest Indiana around 1960 from Blair, Kentucky in order to seek better employment, where Big Jim soon found work and LTV steel. Thelma worked from time to time also; her primary job being at JCPenney in Hobart, Indiana. Big Jim and Thelma together served the Lord and attended church at the First Baptist Church of Schererville. They faithfully served, raised, and taught their children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren to love and serve Jesus Christ our Lord for over 40 years. Everyone that came in contact with Thelma and Big Jim immediately loved them, and they were loved in return, stranger or not. They would always welcome you into their home or for a sit on their porch, and even upon leaving you would see Big Jim at the door and Thelma in the upstairs window waving goodbye with a come back soon smile. Thelma was preceded in death by her parents Lester and Ruby Lewis, her sister Shirley Funk, and her husband Big Jim. Thelma is survived by the families of their 2 sons. James (Little Jim) Wislon Day Jr., his wife Guyanne (Barton), and their two sons, Holden and Hudson Day; Lester Dewayne Day, his wife Rochelle (Blakely), and their 2 sons; Matthew Day, his wife Tracy (Robbins), and their 2 children, Corbin and Paige; and Adam Day, his wife Wendy (Perez), and their 6 children, Landen, Hayden, Julian, Adalynn, Everette, Fynn. Thelma is also survived by 2 of her 3 sisters, Virginia Pierce and Sue Funk; as well as many cousins, nieces, and nephews. Thelma will be deeply missed by everyone who knew her. Visitation will be Saturday, November 6, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. with a service at 12:00 p.m. at Memory Lane Funeral Home 6305 W. Lincoln Hwy. Crown Point, IN 46307. Burial to follow.

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Thelma Jean Day

August 3, 1939 - October 30, 2021