CARRIE STIRTS THOMPSON

STIRTS, THOMPSON, MODEN, COOPER, LEAK

Posted By: Alice Daniels (email)
Date: 2/23/2013 at 01:59:03

Centerville Daily Iowegian And Citizen
February 4, 1948

CARRIE STIRTS THOMPSON
Carrie Stirts, daughter of Hettie and Martin Luther Stirts, was born at Cincinnati, Iowa, Dec. 8, 1857 and departed this life Jan. 28, 1948 at the ripe old age of 90 years, 1 month and 20 days. She was the last surviving member of a family of five.
She was first married to John Moden and to this union were born six children. After the
death of Mr. Moden she was united in marriage to Robert Thompson and to this union were born two sons, David and Lester. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Thompson, on March 21, 1943, and by two infant children and a daughter, Mrs. Elva Cooper.
Surviving are Mrs. Elizabeth Leak of Kuma, Iowa, Elmer Moden of Des Moines, Iowa, William Moden, of Mystic, Iowa, David Thompson of Mystic, Iowa
and Lester Thompson of Mt. Pleasant Iowa. She is also survived by 29 grandchildren, 60
great grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Thompson had spent practically all her life in Appanoose County and more than 60 years in Brazil. She was a member of the Methodist church at Brazil, Iowa and was a regular attendant and worker in the church as long as her health permitted.
Her folks were pioneers of Appanoose County having come here from Ohio at an early date and settled near where the town of Cincinnati now stands.
Mrs. Thompson was a kind and loving person and will be greatly missed by her many friends and neighbors and by her immediate family.
Funeral services were held in the Brazil Methodist Church, Friday, Jan. 30 at 2 p. m. and were conducted by the Rev. M. R. Gonzalez of the Mystic-Jerome Methodist Charge. Comfort through song and music was provided by Mrs. Smallwood and Mrs. Bradwell, accompanied by Mrs. Gonzalez. The songs were: "The Old
Rugged Cross," "In the Garden," and "Will the Circle Be Unbroken."
She was laid to rest in the Philadelphia cemetery.

CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank the friends arid relatives for the many kindnesses shown us at the time of our recent bereavement.
The Moden and Thompson families.