Wilma
Jim Oates

5.25 x 8 - 144 Pages

A Lady of Courage and Dignity

At the age of 3, Wilma was stricken with scarlet fever and it left her with impaired hearing. In spite of her handicap this spunky farm girl met the challenges of life head-on. She completed grade 10 and then worked as a nurse’s aid before her marriage.
This book tells of the joys and triumphs of life along with its sorrows and challenges. It is a series of stories and illustrates the moments that make up a life. Minor and endearing moments like the time when Wilma and the family dog played hockey with a rat are packed between these covers along with more serious subjects, the storms of life and other moments.
Wilma’s love of life and her God gave her strength to handle the many challenges that life threw her way, including the dreaded cancer.

“It is my hope that the reader will see how God brought both Wilma and myself through the many trials of life.”
-Jim Oates, author

Jim Oates is a retired farmer and factory worker. Born in 1931 in Riverside, Ontario, Jim now lives in Essex, Ontario. After graduating high school he continued his education at the School of Hard Knocks. He was married to Wilma in 1956 and enjoyed 45 years of marriage with her.
As a born-again Christian Jim is involved in his church and teaches a Bible class at a local senior’s residence. As well as writing his wife’s biography, he loves researching and writing biblical and historical articles.
Jim has had several short stories and articles published. This is his first book.