Thelma Jean Havard, age 90, of Wells passed away Sat., Sept. 10, 2022, in Lufkin.

She was born June 1, 1932, in San Augustine, to parents Lonnie R. Steptoe and Ella Elizabeth (Sowell) Steptoe. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Wells, and retired from the restaurant industry.

Her survivors include her children, Barbara McKnight and husband Curtis of Wells, Steve Collier of Lone Oak, Doug Collier of Tyler, Sherri Paresa and husband Bill of Lufkin, and David Talancon and wife Teresa of Jacksonville; sisters, Jerrie Steptoe and Jeanette Steptoe; 17 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and 8 great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Lonnie R. and Ella Elizabeth Steptoe; a son, Bruce Collier; a grandson, Stacy McKnight; brothers, Odell Steptoe, Cecil Steptoe, Alfred Steptoe, Lonnie Steptoe, and Charles Steptoe; and sisters, Hattie Steptoe, Pauline Steptoe, Oneida Steptoe, Bennie Jo Steptoe, and Novis Nell Steptoe.

Her family would like to offer a special thanks to the staffs of Heart to Heart Hospice and Pinnacle Senior Living Center for their dedicated care.

Funeral services were held Sept. 16, at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home Chapel, San Augustine, with Bro. Wesley Matchett officiating. Interment followed at Sowell Cemetery in the Norwood Community.