Thelma (Gilliam) and Leon Hyman were married on January 15, 1948. The loving couple born seven (7) children, including Lecora (Hyman) Allen (John Richard Allen), Joyce A. (Hyman) Stith (Stanley Stith), Hannah R. (Hyman) James, (Curtis James), Lillie P. (Hyman) Arrington,(John Arrington), Regina (Hyman) Carter (Carl Carter), Diana (Hyman) Wilson (Noel Wilson), Leon Hyman II (Jacqueline Hyman). Thelma, a loving, caring wife, and mother was called to glory on February 26, 1963.