“THOMPSON, MAUDE (nee Martindale), Wed.,
Dec. 24, 1958, widow of the late Richard Thompson, dear mother of Mrs. Verna
Kohlberg, Ivan (Walter), Edwin, Guy and the late Maymie Wilson and Robert
Thompson, dear sister, sister-in-law, mother-in-law, grandmother,
great-grandmother and aunt.
Funeral from HOFFMEISTER Chapel, 7814 S.
Broadway, Sat., 9 a. m., to Hopewell, Mo., Cemetery. Member of Mellow Memorial
Methodist Church and Venus Chapter No. 153. O. E. S.”
[Source: Undated obituary for Maude Thompson from unknown newspaper, Spurlock, Mamie Olive (Martindale), Scrapbook, ca 1950-1970; privately held by Cheryl Anne (Chaney) Beaver, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Lone Grove, Oklahoma. 2010. Photocopy in possession of Denise Spurlock.]
© 2012 Denise Spurlock
I like the inclusion of "dear" in an otherwise just-the-facts-ma'am obituary.
ReplyDeleteI also liked that all the relationships were listed - from sister-in-law to great-grandmother!
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