Thalia Skeels

August 17, 1926 - March 1, 2018

Adrian- Thalia Skeels, 91 of Adrian, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2018, at ProMedica Bixby Hospital. Thalia was born August 17, 1926, at her family home in Adrian to Stanton and Verna (Brenner) McKibben. She graduated from Sand Creek High School with the Class of 1943. Thalia married James E. Thompson in 1942. James was in the Army and killed in action in 1944, at the Battle of Leyte in the Philippines. Thalia went on to meet Wayland Skeels, Jr. and they were married on July 13, 1946, and shared 56 years together before he passed in 2003. Thalia worked at several Adrian businesses such as JCPenney and the YMCA, but her role as homemaker for her family was her most treasured title. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Adrian and was involved with the V.F.W. Auxillary. Survivors include her sons, James E. Thompson of Saline and Wayland (Maria) Skeels III of Kansas; and grandchildren, Shawna Skeels and Brian Skeels. In addition to her parents and husbands, Thalia was preceded in death by her sister, Louise Jacobson At Thalia’s request, all services are private. Burial will be at Fairfield Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to Wagley Funeral Home where online condolences may be shared with the family at www.WagleyFuneralHome.com