Theresa Ann Reynolds
Theresa Ann Reynolds, age 86, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother died peacefully on October 22, 2020 at Christus St. Michaels Hospital in Texarkana. Theresa was born to Harold and Valesta Guernsey on October 15, 1934 in Boscobel, WI. She married her High School sweetheart (1951 Boscobel HS Homecoming King and Queen) Ernest H. Reynolds on January 29, 1952. After sixty-four years of marriage she was preceded in death by Ernest on April 28, 2016, her son Ernest Jr. and daughter-in-law, Ava. She is also preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Valesta; sisters, Virginia Guernsey, Ruth (Erwin) Loy, Mary (Vern) Sharples, and Frances (Purl) Barrett, and her brothers, John (Ruth), George, and Jim “Chip” Guernsey.
Survivors include her children, James (Becky) Reynolds of Boscobel, WI, Cathy (Ray) Folyer of Linden, TX, Terry (Kathy) Reynolds of Stevens Point, WI and special family member Connie Kinyon of LaCrosse, WI. Theresa was a loving grandmother to ten grandchildren, Sarah Jo (Adam) Malacara of Franklin, WI, Mindy (Scott) Keland of Racine, WI, Trianna (Bill) Schubert of LaValle, WI, Jennifer (Clint) Roberts of Longview, TX, Clint (Shelly) Folyer of University Place, WA, Layne (John Pitzer) Reynolds of Beaumont, TX, Lili (Clint) Fandrich of Arequipa, Peru, Abby (Nate) McCallister of Minneapolis, MN, Tera (Katlego) Reynolds-Mantu of Minneapolis, MN, and Kip Reynolds of Seattle, WA; great-grandchildren, Trent and Brady Roberts, Lila and Logan McCallister, Leo Reynolds-Mantu, Cole and Trinity Coppernall, Elijah Malacara, Tyler and Kayla Keland, Zachary and Grace Schubert, and Christopher Pitzer and manynieces and nephews.
Theresa attended grade school at Immaculate Conception in Boscobel, WI and high school at Boscobel High SChool. She was a full-time mother, worked as a telephone operator for Century Telephone, and a bookkeeper for Boscobel Thermogas in Boscobel before she and Ernie retired in Linden, TX. She was a great cook, and enjoyed crocheting beautiful doilies. Some of her favorite things were playing cards, board games and watching her Wisconsin Badgers, Green Bay Packers and adopted southern team the New Orleans Saints. Theresa and Ernie really enjoyed their trips back to Boscobel to visit family and friends, until travel was not possible. Theresa was a very loving mother and supportive wife. She will be deeply missed by her family, friends and all that knew her.
A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at an undetermined date at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Daingerfield, TX with Fr Francis O’Dowd officiating. Burial will follow in the Our Lady of the Pines Cemetery.