Thelma Lee Clonts

CLONTS, THELMA LEE, Thelma Lee Clonts, 84, of Oviedo died of complications of colon cancer on Sept. 23, 2009. The daughter of the late Charles and Goldie Lee,
Thelma was born in Oviedo on Sept. 22, 1925. She attended Oviedo High School and graduated from Florida Southern College and Emory University. She taught chemistry and physics at Oviedo High School before marrying William Rex Clonts in 1948. A native Floridian, Thelma was involved in vegetable and citrus farming all her life starting with her grandfather and continuing with her father, her husband, and then her children and grandchildren. Thelma served as a founding member of the Board of Directors of Seminole Community College. She was a member and past president of the Oviedo Women's Club, the Oviedo Garden Club, and the Oviedo Historical Society. She loved tennis and played in the WAIT league for many years. An avid gardener, she often gave plants from her yard to friends and to new members of the community. Thelma was preceded in death by her husband, Rex; her brother, Charles Lee; and her daughter-in-law, Barbara
Weckerly Clonts; she is survived by her sister, Dorothy Lee Jones; her brother, Robert Lee; her children, Rex Clonts, Jr. of Oviedo, Janet and
Robert Neel of White, GA, Lee and Rosie Clonts of Geneva, Susan West of Oviedo, and Vicki Clonts of Oviedo; ten grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service for Thelma Clonts will be at the family ranch on Oct. 10th at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Oviedo Historical Society or to a favorite charity.