LOUIS THOMPSON
Louis M. Thompson, 69, employed as a machinist for 35 years by Keck-Gonnerman Co., died at
He had been in failing health for the last two years and had been forced by
illness to retire.
A native of Gallatin county, Ill., son of William W. Thompson and Amy Duckworth
Thompson, the deceased had resided in Mt. Vernon most of his life.
The body is at the Weisinger Funeral Home and will
remain there through the funeral service to be held at
Mr. Thompson was a member of the East Side Pentecostal Tabernacle.
The deceased was the father of 12 living children.
Surviving are the wife, nee Oren Mc Daniel; seven daughters, Mrs Harvey E. Davis, Greenwood, Ind;
Mrs Arthur Frecka,
Englewood, Colo; Mrs. Elvin Fleener,
R. R. 1 Mt. Vernon, Mrs. Narrah Mc Coy, Warrensburg,
Mo; Mrs. Garland Cliborne, Chase City, Va; Miss Iris L. Thompson, Indianapolis and Marilyn
Thompson at home; five sons, William E; Denver, Colo;
Wilbert C., St. Louis, and Albert L., Truman L, Truman K, and David K at home;
we grandchildren and one great grandchild, and three sisters, Mrs. Marshall H. Alldredge, Mt. Vernon, Mrs. Gus Springer, Ogden, Utah, and
Mrs. Maude Mc Donald, Denver Col.
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Originally submitted by Betty Sellers