Wilma (Thompson) SIZEMORE

THOMPSON, SIZEMORE, NELSON, THON, WHITAKER

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 9/19/2006 at 20:36:20

Wilma Cleo (Thompson) Sizemore, 97, of Clarion, died Thursday, September 20, 2001, at USA Health Care Center in Clarion. The cause of her death was complications from a fall. A memorial service will be held November 1, 2001, at the United Church of Christ Congregational in Clarion. Rev. Curt Miner will officiated. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Wilma Cleo Thompson was born August 11, 1904, in Belmond, the daughter of Tolford Albin and Anna (Nelson) Thompson. After graduating from Belmond High School in 1922, she worked for the Fort Dodge Telephone Company. She and Dr. Earl Lloyd Sizemore, a local dentist, were married on May 22, 1930, and they lived in Clarion until his death on September 23, 1985. She was a homemaker known in the neighborhood and at church events for her sweet rolls and white cake. Wilma was a member of the United Church of Christ Congregational, Clarion, The Adah Chapter No. 136 Order of Eastern Star and the American Legion Auxiliary. Wilma is survived by one sister, Mrs. Fay Thon of Aurora, Colorado; one son, Dr. Glen Sizemore of Winnetka, Illinois. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Mrs. Everill Whitaker of Atlanta, Georgia. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that contributions may be made to: Earl and Wilma Sizemore Rotary Club Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 101, Clarion, Iowa 50525.

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