Thelma Jo Loftis, a former resident of Calera, Okla., left this life in Longview, Texas on Feb. 27, 2021 at the age of 88. She was born in Durant, Okla. to Mark A. Ladd and Dessa Ruth (Cleveland) Ladd on Sept. 11, 1932. Thelma married her husband Lowell Eugene Loftis in Durant, Okla. on November 21, 1952. 
Mrs. Loftis is survived by her children: Jeffrey E. Loftis and Wife Debbie of White Oak, Texas, John Mark Loftis and wife Deanne of Gladewater, Texas; grandchildren: Amanda Kay Loftis of Austin, Texas, Sarah Loftis of Dallas, Texas, Taylor Burns of Ft. Worth, Texas, and Levi Loftis of Amarillo, Texas; siblings, Paul Ladd of Cove, Ark. and Linda Fuller of Calera, Okla.
Mrs. Loftis was preceded in death by her parents, Mark and Dessa Ladd; her husband Gene Loftis and brothers, Charles Ladd, Roger Ladd and James Ladd. 
A graveside service in honor of her life was held on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at the Highland Cemetery in Durant, Oklahoma.
Services are under the direction of Holme~Coffey~Murray Funeral Home in Durant, Okla.