Thelma Jean Duffy, 88, of Quincy, IL, passed away at the Good Samaritan
Home in Quincy on Wednesday morning, January 7, 2026, at 3:22 AM.
Thelma was born January 15, 1937, the daughter of Ervin and Opal I.
(Groseclose) Jackson in Kirksville, Missouri. She graduated from Carthage
High School in 1954 and then went on to receive her Registered Nursing
degree from the Gateway Technical Institute in Kenosha, Wisconsin. On
June 12, 1955, she was united in marriage to James Phillip Duffy at the
Denver Christian Church. He preceded her in death in 2023. Thelma
enjoyed sewing, going to auctions, antiquing, and listening to Elvis. She
was a button enthusiast and was a member of the Quincy Button
Association, Illinois Button Society, National Button Club, and Mississippi
Valley Button Club. Thelma enjoyed the Christmas season and loved
collecting anything related to Santa. She would put out a Christmas Village
every year. Thelma's last 7 years included her faithful cat, Pookey, a stray
she rescued. She found her greatest peace during their quiet afternoons
together, with Pookey contently napping on her lap.
Thelma is survived by two sons, Michael (Kathleen) Duffy of Pardeeville,
Wisconsin, and Alan (Im Suk) Duffy of Federal Way, Washington; her
daughter Deborah (Roger) King of Mendon, Illinois; her daughter in law,
Denise Duffy; ten grandchildren: Joshua, Julie, Jeffrey, Bethanne, Kevin,
T.J., Matthew, Alyssa, Jackson and Tyler; and nine great-grandchildren:
Jameson, Grace, Louise, Teddy, Elliott, Elijah, Zander, Jett, and Izzy.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James; a brother,
George Edward Jackson, and a son, David Earl Duffy.
Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Monday, January 12, 2026, at the
Good Samaritan Home Chapel in Quincy, IL, with burial to follow at
Harmony Cemetery in Bentley, IL. Visitation will be held from 12:30 – 2pm
at the chapel directly before the service. Memorials may be made out to the

Quincy Humane Society or the Good Samaritan Home – Employee
Assistance Fund. Printy Funeral Home is handling arrangements.