William Bushnell "Bush" Thompson (1937)

BARR, COWAN, THOMPSON

Posted By: Treva Patterson
Date: 5/12/2007 at 17:45:34

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, October 19, 1937

BUSH THOMPSON DIES AT PASADENA, CAL.

Former Winterset Resident Succumbs at Age of 83 Years

Bush Thompson, who was a resident of Madison county and Winterset for 16 years, died at his home in Pasadena, Cal., last Friday evening at the age of 83 years.

Mr. Thompson was the father of Jay and Ralph Thompson of Winterset and the late Mrs. Tom Barr, who died several years ago.

He brought his family to Madison county about 1906. They lived on a farm in Douglas township for several years, later moving to Winterset. About 1920, he and his wife moved to California.

Mr. Thompson's wife died in 1928. In addition to his two sons, Jay and Ralph Thompson, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Elmer Cowan of Pasadena.

Funeral services were held Monday at Pasadena, and burial was made in a cemetery there.

Coordinator's note: First name taken from California Death Index. Middle name from his 1880 Keokuk County Marriage record.

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