Homer Thompson (1925)
CARR, GROSSCUP, THOMPSON, WARREN
Posted By: Ida Morse
Date: 10/29/2008 at 20:43:51
The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, February 19, 1925
Page 1HOMER THOMPSON PASSES BEYOND
Was Editor of Madisonian for Many Years; Prominent in Public Affairs.
Homer Thompson, editor of the Valley Junction Express for the past 20 years, died at his home in Valley Junction on Friday, Feb. 18th, at the age of 75 years. His illness was recognized as fatal some time ago and Mr. Thompson had recently sold his newspaper and made all arrangements for the final summons.
Few men, if any, were more prominently identified with the affairs of this community over a period of nearly a quarter of a century. He came here as a boy of six years, when his parents emigrated from Delaware county, Ohio, and entered the land known as the Thos. McDonald farm in Douglas township.
After completing a college course at Delaware, Ohio, he taught school for a few years. In 1884, he purchased an interest in The Madisonian in partnership with Henry Wallace and Col. Cummings. With the exception of a brief interval of two years, he was connected with The Madisonian as part owner and editor until January, 1904, when he sold out to the present publisher, with whom he had been in partnership for a little over four years. Immediate relatives are his wife formerly Miss Millie Carr and one son by a former marriage, Mark Thompson of Des Moines.
On the editorial page of this paper the present publisher of The Madisonian submits an appreciation of the life of a man of unusual parts, a man who was really known to only those with whom he was intimately associated.
________________________The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, Feb 19, 1925
Page 1, Column 6VETERAN EDITOR BURIED MONDAY
Homer Thompson Dies in Valley Junction Home – Admitted to Winterset Bar – Edited Madisonian Twenty Years – Postmaster and Editor in Valley Junction
Homer Thompson, editor of the Valley Junction Express, died at his home Friday after a long illness. The funeral was held at the Methodist church in Winterset Monday morning at 10:30 o’clock. He is survived by his wife and his son, Mark Thompson.
Mr. Thompson had been in feeble health for several years. He sold his newspaper recently to Horace Barnes of Creston. He grew to manhood on the famr just east of Douglas Center school and was educated in the Winterset school. He attended college and was admitted to the bar.
In 1883 he bought a fourth interest in the Madisonian with Cummings, Wallace & Goodale. He afterwards was a partner of Albert Strong’s when he sold his interest in the paper in 1904 and went to Valley Junction. He was a postmaster of that town for several years.
Mr. Thompson was married to Miss Jessie Grosscup of Webster township, a favorite teacher in the Winterset schools. After her death he was again married to Miss Mille Carr formerly of Winterset, who survives him.
________________________The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, Feb 19, 1925
Page 5, Column 5Homer Thompson
Homer Thompson, son of John W. and Isabella Warren Thompson, was born in Delaware county, Ohio, October 22, 1849. Emigrated with his parents to Madison county, Iowa, in the spring of 1856, where he grew up and resided at the home place, and afterwards in the city of Winterset, with the exception of two short periods. He then removed to Valley Junction in 1904, where he lived until he passed to the great beyond February 13, 1925, aged 75 years, 3 months and 21 days.
February 5, 1885, he married Jessie Grosscup of Madison county, Iowa, who died Jul 10, 1902. To this union was born one son, Mark, who survives him. February 10, 1904, he married Millie Carr of Des Moines, who still lives.
He was brought up in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal church and became a member of that denomination, continuing as such for 36 years. In 1902 he severed his membership with this organization, and a few years later affiliated with the First Unitarian church of Des Moines, Iowa, and continued a member until his death.
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