Thompson, Mrs. Sylvia 1892-1978

THOMPSON, REEVES, TISH, SLAGLE, SNIDER, SNOOK, BURGRAAF

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Date: 11/22/2015 at 19:34:07

Newton Couple's Relative Dies

Mrs. Sylvia Thompson, 85, of Montezuma, sister-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Thompson of 2304 First Ave. W., Newton, died Monday morning at the burn center at the University Hospitals in Iowa City.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Steffy Funeral Home in Montezuma.

Survivors are three sons and a daughter.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1973. ~ Newspaper unknown, possibly The Newton Daily News, Newton, Iowa Tues Mar 28, 1978.
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Sylvia O Tish Thompson

Birth: Nov. 16, 1892
Poweshiek County
Iowa, USA
Death: Mar. 27, 1978
Iowa City
Johnson County
Iowa, USA

Gordon Thompson #47691500 (no paper mentioned) sent the following:
Mrs Thompson buried

Services for Mrs Sylvia Thompson were conducted by the Rev James Ross Wed afternoon, March 29, at the Steffy Funeral Home. Mrs Jack Ramsey was the organist at the rites.

Casket bearers were Gary Thompson, Allen Thompson, Delmar Thompson, Wm Slagle, John Thompson and Raymond Thompson. Burial was in the Jackson Township Cemetery.

Mrs Thompson, 88, died Mon, Mar 27, University Hospitals, Iowa City, from complications resulting from severe burns she suffered while preparing a meal at her home on Feb 10. The dau of John And Selah Reeves Tish, she was born in Poweshiek County on 16 Nov 1892. She attended rural school. On 11 Feb 1914 she was married to Howard Thompson. They farmed in this area util 1947 when they moved to Montezuma.

She is survived by her family - Harold and Eleanor Thompson, Lester and Opal Thompson, all of Montezuma, Fern and Glenn Slagle of Brooklyn and Ray and Beulah Thompson of New Sharon; 17 grandchildren; 39 great grandchildren; 3 sisters, Cecil Snider, Eva Snook and Gladys Burgraaf; 4 boothers, Clayton Tish, Floyd Tish, Alfred Tish and Kenneth Tish.

Her husband died 22 Mar 1973. She was preceded in death by her parents, a grandson and 3 brothers.

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Parents:
John Tish (1868 - 1938)
Selah Matilda Reeves Tish (1871 - 1968)

Spouse:
Walter Howard Thompson (1892 - 1973)

Children:
Harold Thompson (1915 - 2004)*
Fern Ione Thompson Slagle (1917 - 2005)*
Ray Laverne Thompson (1921 - 2013)*

Siblings:
Sylvia O Tish Thompson (1892 - 1978)
Warren Tish (1896 - 1953)*
Cecile Tish Snider (1898 - 1985)*
Clayton L Tish (1899 - 1988)*
Floyd Tish (1901 - 1985)*
Kenneth Tish (1903 - 1996)*
Clair Tish (1906 - 1964)*
Alfred Tish (1907 - 1983)*
Eva Grace Tish Snook (1909 - 1999)*
Gladys Tish Burggraaf (1916 - 2002)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Jackson Township Cemetery
Montezuma
Poweshiek County
Iowa, USA

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