Thelma Leaverton, 96, passed away Monday, November 17, 2014 near the home of her daughter in Texas. She was preceded in death in 1984 by her husband, Hubert Leaverton, whom she married on October 28, 1939. Thelma was born June 11, 1918, daughter of the late Emmet and Lula (Haines) Goodwin of Blanchester, Ohio. After graduating from Blanchester High School, she attended Cosmetology School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Many jobs ensued. In 1950, Hubert built her "Cape Cod Beauty Shop" adjoining their family home on State Route 28 in Blanchester and she continued to work there for twenty-plus years. As a loving and caring wife and mother she kept her beautiful home, which she loved, perfect in every way for sixty-five years. She was a wonderful cook and a remarkable seamstress and tailor. She and Hubert were very active in gardening and she canned everything. After her retirement from the beauty shop, she worked at Haines' Department Store in Blanchester, then the Antique Mall later in the same building. In her spare time she worked as a volunteer and also as a beautician for patients at Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, Ohio. Adding to this, she was on-call as a beautician for Hannah Funeral Home in Blanchester, and was always very active in many community projects and events. Thelma was a devoted life-long member of The Second Creek United Methodist Church and The Second Creek Ladies Aid. She was also a member of Cary Chapter #221 of the Ohio Easter Star for almost 70 years. She is survived by a daughter, Sue Leaverton of Fresno, California; a daughter, Karren (Walter) Nichols of Southlake, Texas; and a son, Mark (Debbie) Leaverton of Meriden, Connecticut; three grandchildren, Ryan Leaverton, Lindsey Leaverton, and Rachel Leaverton also of Meriden, Connecticut; three nieces, Patty Minge of Lebanon, Ohio, Connie (John) Neely of North Carolina, and Joan (Arthur) Mills of Willoughby, Ohio; a nephew, Gary Goodwin of Wilmington, Ohio; and Thelma's beloved adopted family of Carmen Santiago, Carolina and Dorian Robles and their two children of Caracus, Venezuela. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Carlton Goodwin of Lebanon, Ohio and Donald Goodwin of Wilmington, Ohio. Family and friends will be received from 6-8 PM on Wednesday, December 10 at Tufts Schildmeyer Family Funeral Home, 120 W. Main Street, Blanchester, OH 45107. Family and friends will be received again from 10-11 AM on Thursday, December 11 at The Second Creek United Methodist Church, 4051 Second Creek Road, Blanchester, OH 45107, where services will be held at 11 AM with the Reverend Gerald Duecker officiating, followed by burial in the Blanchester I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Blanchester, Ohio. In memory of Thelma, memorial donations may be directed to the Second Creek United Methodist Church, 5436 Overlook Road, Milford, OH 45150. Funeral Home: Tufts Schildmeyer Family Funeral Home & Cremation Center - Blanchester 120 W. Main St. Blanchester, OH US 45107