Famous Pioneering Woman Of Jazz Music, Band Leader, Bassist, Vocalist and Recording Artist With Columbia Records. She had also hired a Young Gene Krupa On Drums.
Thelma's divorced mother was a seamstress for a rich family in Chicago who were involved in the music business. She went to Austin High School and was first chair in the Chicago Women's Symphony Orchestra at age 18. She and her boy band toured a lot, but in 1929 Thelma disbanded the group to get married to Willie Haar, who owned the nightclub the band played in. Their daughter Patti was born 2 years later and 3 years later they were divorced.
She went back to Michigan to live a quiet life as a mother and grandmother, dying of throat cancer May 30, 1966. Thelma Terry was her stage and professional name.
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1910 Arlington, Van Buren, MI
Gail A Combes 34
Letha L Combes 28
Thelma E Combes 8
Imogene L Combes 6
Emerson B Combes 4
Name: Thelma Terry
State of Issue: Michigan
Date of Birth: Monday September 30, 1901
Date of Death: May 1966
Est. Age at Death: 64 years, 7 months
Last known residence:
City: Hartford
County: Van Buren
State: Michigan
ZIP Code: 49057
MI DEATH & BURIAL INDEX
Name: Thelma Esther Terry
[Thelma Esther Combes]
Birth Date: 30 Sep 1901
Birth Place: Lawrence, Michigan
Death Date: 22 May 1966
Death Place: Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan
Burial Date: 24 May 1966
Burial Place: Hartford, Michigan
Cemetery Name: Maple Hill
Death Age: 64
Race: White
Marital status: Widowed
Gender: Female
Father Name: Gail Combes
Mother Name: Letha Stevenson
Spouse Name: William Haar
Thelma's divorced mother was a seamstress for a rich family in Chicago who were involved in the music business. She went to Austin High School and was first chair in the Chicago Women's Symphony Orchestra at age 18. She and her boy band toured a lot, but in 1929 Thelma disbanded the group to get married to Willie Haar, who owned the nightclub the band played in. Their daughter Patti was born 2 years later and 3 years later they were divorced.
She went back to Michigan to live a quiet life as a mother and grandmother, dying of throat cancer May 30, 1966. Thelma Terry was her stage and professional name.
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1910 Arlington, Van Buren, MI
Gail A Combes 34
Letha L Combes 28
Thelma E Combes 8
Imogene L Combes 6
Emerson B Combes 4
Name: Thelma Terry
State of Issue: Michigan
Date of Birth: Monday September 30, 1901
Date of Death: May 1966
Est. Age at Death: 64 years, 7 months
Last known residence:
City: Hartford
County: Van Buren
State: Michigan
ZIP Code: 49057
MI DEATH & BURIAL INDEX
Name: Thelma Esther Terry
[Thelma Esther Combes]
Birth Date: 30 Sep 1901
Birth Place: Lawrence, Michigan
Death Date: 22 May 1966
Death Place: Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan
Burial Date: 24 May 1966
Burial Place: Hartford, Michigan
Cemetery Name: Maple Hill
Death Age: 64
Race: White
Marital status: Widowed
Gender: Female
Father Name: Gail Combes
Mother Name: Letha Stevenson
Spouse Name: William Haar
Famous Pioneering Woman Of Jazz Music, Band Leader, Bassist, Vocalist and Recording Artist With Columbia Records. She had also hired a Young Gene Krupa On Drums.
Thelma's divorced mother was a seamstress for a rich family in Chicago who were involved in the music business. She went to Austin High School and was first chair in the Chicago Women's Symphony Orchestra at age 18. She and her boy band toured a lot, but in 1929 Thelma disbanded the group to get married to Willie Haar, who owned the nightclub the band played in. Their daughter Patti was born 2 years later and 3 years later they were divorced.
She went back to Michigan to live a quiet life as a mother and grandmother, dying of throat cancer May 30, 1966. Thelma Terry was her stage and professional name.
-----------------------
1910 Arlington, Van Buren, MI
Gail A Combes 34
Letha L Combes 28
Thelma E Combes 8
Imogene L Combes 6
Emerson B Combes 4
Name: Thelma Terry
State of Issue: Michigan
Date of Birth: Monday September 30, 1901
Date of Death: May 1966
Est. Age at Death: 64 years, 7 months
Last known residence:
City: Hartford
County: Van Buren
State: Michigan
ZIP Code: 49057
MI DEATH & BURIAL INDEX
Name: Thelma Esther Terry
[Thelma Esther Combes]
Birth Date: 30 Sep 1901
Birth Place: Lawrence, Michigan
Death Date: 22 May 1966
Death Place: Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan
Burial Date: 24 May 1966
Burial Place: Hartford, Michigan
Cemetery Name: Maple Hill
Death Age: 64
Race: White
Marital status: Widowed
Gender: Female
Father Name: Gail Combes
Mother Name: Letha Stevenson
Spouse Name: William Haar
Thelma's divorced mother was a seamstress for a rich family in Chicago who were involved in the music business. She went to Austin High School and was first chair in the Chicago Women's Symphony Orchestra at age 18. She and her boy band toured a lot, but in 1929 Thelma disbanded the group to get married to Willie Haar, who owned the nightclub the band played in. Their daughter Patti was born 2 years later and 3 years later they were divorced.
She went back to Michigan to live a quiet life as a mother and grandmother, dying of throat cancer May 30, 1966. Thelma Terry was her stage and professional name.
-----------------------
1910 Arlington, Van Buren, MI
Gail A Combes 34
Letha L Combes 28
Thelma E Combes 8
Imogene L Combes 6
Emerson B Combes 4
Name: Thelma Terry
State of Issue: Michigan
Date of Birth: Monday September 30, 1901
Date of Death: May 1966
Est. Age at Death: 64 years, 7 months
Last known residence:
City: Hartford
County: Van Buren
State: Michigan
ZIP Code: 49057
MI DEATH & BURIAL INDEX
Name: Thelma Esther Terry
[Thelma Esther Combes]
Birth Date: 30 Sep 1901
Birth Place: Lawrence, Michigan
Death Date: 22 May 1966
Death Place: Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan
Burial Date: 24 May 1966
Burial Place: Hartford, Michigan
Cemetery Name: Maple Hill
Death Age: 64
Race: White
Marital status: Widowed
Gender: Female
Father Name: Gail Combes
Mother Name: Letha Stevenson
Spouse Name: William Haar
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