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Thala Jewel Carlson, loving wife, mother, grandmother and longtime San Antonio resident, passed away on June 8, 2007 at the age of 78. She was born June 21, 1928 in Carbon, TX to the late John and Minnie Sims Ivy. Thala grew up with three brothers and a sister on farm and ranch land near Lometa in Lampasas County. She was active in many school activities and graduated from Lometa High School in 1945. After graduation, Thala attended Business College and worked in Austin. She met Everett James Carlson and they were married September 7, 1946. Mr. Carlsons work as a petroleum geologist took the couple to stops in Hamilton, TX; Midland, TX; and Tulsa, OK, before they settled for good in San Antonio in 1951. The couple raised three children and Thala was very involved as a homemaker, school room mother, Little League baseball mom and Petroleum Auxiliary Club. She has a glowing personality and was said to have never met a stranger. Thalas life revolved around her family, helping friends, making friends and being a 40 year member of Club Twelve. She took an enormous amount of pride in her husband, three children, four grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Mrs. Carlson was an active member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and enjoyed a great sense of peace and serenity through her work and involvement with others. She had a bright, friendly smile and kind words for everyone, and was complimented throughout her life for her natural beauty and extraordinary blue eyes. Thala had a green thumb in the yard and garden, cooked thousands of big meals for her family, cheered for the Texas Longhorns and savored trips to Las Vegas. She was a voracious reader of newspapers, books and magazines, and retained a great sense of wonder and appreciation for nature and all of Gods Creations. She is survived by two daughters, Karen Hanley of Austin, Diana McNamara and husband Guy of San Antonio; son Larry Carlson and wife Jodie of San Antonio; four grandchildren, Chad McNamara and wife Sarah of San Antonio, Kim Sterling and husband Todd of Austin, Wade McNamara and wife Cathryne of Austin, and Jill Morin and husband Bob of Batavia, NY; great-grandson Jones McNamara and great-granddaughters, Malone McNamara, Ripley McNamara, Ellis Morin and Brooke Sterling. SERVICES At Mrs. Carlsons request, cremation has taken place and a Prayer Vigil will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, June 11, 2007 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 600 Oblate, San Antonio, TX 78216 followed by a Mass to begin at 11:00 AM.

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Thala Jewel Carlson

June 21, 1928 - June 8, 2007