THOMPSON, Dorothy J. 1919 - 2010

THOMPSON, STICKLEY, ORR, KELLOGG, WILSLEF, MULLIN, NULL, HERREN, BUNTING

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 1/8/2011 at 12:57:53

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Page 6

Dorothy J. THOMPSON

Dorothy J. THOMPSON, 91, of Wyoming, Iowa, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010, at Jones Regional Medical Center in Anamosa.

According to Mrs. THOMPSON's wishes, her body has been cremated and no service is planned.

Arrangements are in the care of Papich-Kuba Funeral Service of Cedar Rapids.

Memorials may be made to Jones Regional Medical Center in Anamosa.

Mrs. THOMPSON was born April 4, 1919, in Onslow, the daughter of Alva and Averill STICKLEY ORR. She married Homer G. THOMPSON Feb. 10, 1939. He died in 1997.

Mrs. THOMPSON graduated from Onslow High School in 1936 and from Lenox College in 1938. She taught country school until her marriage. Mrs. THOMPSON lived in Barnes City until moving to Wyoming in 1942. In 1969, she and her husband moved to Cedar Rapids, where Mrs. THOMPSON worked at the Town House Restaurant and later Armstrong's Department Store for 21 years until its closing in November 1990. She moved to Wyoming in 2001.

Mrs. THOMPSON enjoyed sewing, doing needlework, gardening, reading and spending time with family.

Survivors include five children: Shirley KELLOGG of Lost Nation, Gary THOMPSON and wife Jan of Wichita Falls, Texas, Donna WILSLEF and husband Norman of Wyoming, Tommy THOMPSON and wife Phyllis of Fairfield and Becky MULLIN of Rockledge, Fla.; 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Carol NULL of Cascade and Doris HERREN of Anamosa; and one brother, Alvin ORR of Onslow.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Dean, Jack and Harb ORR; one sister, Aurilla BUNTING; and one son-in-law, Jim KELLOGG.

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