Emma Janette Allegar Thompson 1877-1903

THOMPSON, ALLEGAR

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 10/7/2012 at 00:24:39

Mrs. Charles Thompson [Emma Janette Allegar] died at her home in this city Friday [April 3, 1903] afternoon. She had been sick several weeks with typhoid fever. Deceased was born May 14, 1877, and was united in marriage to Chas. E. Thompson, December 14, 1894. The family had resided in Estherville only a short time, Mr. Thompson being employed as yardmaster for the C.R.I. & P. Besides the husband, four small children are left to mourn her sudden demise. Funeral services were held in the Methodist church Sunday afternoon in charge of the Royal Neighbor lodge of which the deceased was a member, and the remains followed to the Oak Hill Cemetery by the members of the lodge, members of the trainmen’s order and a large concourse of sympathizing friends. The pall bearers were H.H. Fritz, O. Robbins, Fred Bolter, A.W. Lyons, Ed Liddle and Fred McCullough. (Estherville Democrat, Estherville, IA, April 8, 1903)

Mrs. Thompson passes away Friday night after a brief illness
Mrs. Thompson, the wife of the night yard master of the Rock Island road, died Friday night after a brief illness of typhoid fever. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon, brief services being held at the house, followed by services at the Methodist church at 2 o’clock, the interment being in Oak Hill cemetery.

No death in Estherville for a long time has been so particularly sad as this one. Their four children all had been ill of typhoid, and Mrs. Thompson with a devotion rarely equaled, watched over them night and day, nursing them back to health. But the task was too great and when she was taken down with the same dread disease she had not enough strength to resist the ravages of the disease, and so succumbed to it.

The funeral was in charge of the Royal Neighbors. Rev. Ginn conducted the services at the church while the Royal Neighbors had charge of the services at the cemetery. The Royal Neighbors and Woodmen attended the services in a body. The pall bearers were from among the Woodmen and trainmen, they being S.H. Fritz, Oscar Robbins, Fred Bolter, W.A. Lyons, Ed. Liddle and Fred McCullough.

The four motherless children will be taken to Iowa Falls and cared for by the parents of Mr. Thompson.

The family came here only a short time ago from Iowa Falls, and had already made a host of friends. To Mr. Thompson at this time will go out the sincerest sympathy of all. (Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, IA, April 6, 1903)

Note: Per Ancestry.com, the four children were: Howard Ephraim Thompson, Velda C. Thompson, Leota Emma Thompson, Raymond Thompson