Thompson, LeRoy (1920-2015)
THOMPSON, NEWLAND, HALL
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 6/24/2015 at 21:36:14
LeRoy Thompson
November 8, 1920 - May 24, 2015LeRoy Thompson, 94, of Forest City, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2015, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
LeRoy, a son of Walter and Beatrice (Newland) Thompson, was born on November 8, 1920, in Forest City, Iowa. On February 28th of 1942, he married Doris Mae Hall. They were blessed with over seventy-one years of married life together.
LeRoy and Doris farmed together near Leland, Crystal Lake, and Forest City before settling on a farm four miles west of Leland in 1952. They lived there for thirty years before retiring in 1982. They, then, moved to an acreage two miles outside of Forest City where they enjoyed another thirty years together. In their retired years, they enjoyed camping and spending their winters in south Texas.
During the first part of his farming career, LeRoy enjoyed raising cattle. Always endeavoring to his best, he was named Iowa’s Cattle Feeder of the Year in 1965. He spoke at cattle conventions around the country sharing his experience in production testing. In 1967, he transitioned to just growing crops, and in 1974, he was awarded the National Farm Efficiency Award from the Ford Foundation for soybean production. Moreover, he won many crop yield contests over the years and served on various state committees and local boards. During the last few years of his farming career, he enjoyed selling corn and soybean seed.
Faithfully committed to God and actively involved at Calvary Baptist Church for many years, LeRoy served in various capacities including as Sunday School Superintendent, Deacon, and Sunday School teacher.
Throughout his life, he, also, enjoyed wood working, golfing, and fishing. He found the joy of his life, however, in his family. He and Doris raised four children, Duane of Ankeny, Iowa, Sandra, of Phoenix, Arizona, Tom (Becki), of Forest City, Iowa, and Patti (Tom), of Port Orange, Florida; his grandchildren: Christy (Jason), Dan, Denise (Craig), Katherine (Tim), Scott (Tisha), Seth (Josi), Shaun (Emily), Stephen (Lauren), and Tom, Jr.; twenty great-grandchildren: Boaz, Emma, Evan, Ezra, Grant, Ian, Isabella, Isaac, Jada, Jason, Jr., Jericho, Jessalyn, Jorgia, Justin, Lauren, Lee, Matthew, Miread, Noel, and Olivia.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, May, 27, 2015, at the First Baptist Church in Forest City with Pastor Eric Weaver officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at the Cataldo Schott Funeral Chapel, 505 North Clark St., Forest City. Interment will take place in the Madison Township Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the First Baptist Church Haiti Project.
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