Thelma Eunice Blount, 74, of Panama City, passed away January 8, 2011 in her home. She was a lifelong resident of Panama City. She was retired from Sears, where she was employed for 25 years. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Cynthia Denise Blount. She is survived by her husband, Billy Gene Blount, five children, Elaine Farmer and husband Terry, Paula Chandler and husband Mark, Sandra Hand and husband, Jack, Billy Blount Jr. and wife Drema and Bobby Blount; 10 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren and sister, Anita Hodges. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Key officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. Those desiring to may make a contribution to Emerald Coast Hospice, 2925 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Panama City, Florida 32405 or to Vista Care Hospice, 100 Brookstone Center, Columbus, Georgia 31904 in memory of Thelma Blount.