When Thelma Estelle Brodie was born on 28 October 1919, in Ellis, Texas, United States, her father, Aaron A Brodie, was 34 and her mother, Tennie Mae Wilkie, was 26. She married Frances "Frank" Albert Forni Sr. on 22 September 1937, in Eddy, New Mexico, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in Election Precinct 1 Carlsbad, Eddy, New Mexico, United States in 1940 and Ceres, Noble, Oklahoma, United States in 1998. She died on 12 January 2002, in Ceres, Stanislaus, California, United States, at the age of 82.