Margaret Jane (Courter) THOMPSON

THOMPSON, COURTER, SHAFFER, KNOLL

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 7/2/2010 at 11:51:42

21 August 1859 -- 20 Ocober 1945

DIED AT HOME IN THIS CITY

Mrs. Jane Thompson, 86, Had Been Ill the Past Week.

Mrs. Jane Thompson, 86, longtime resident of this community, died late Saturday afternoon at her home, 645 Maple avenue, Webster City death being caused by ailments incident to her age. She had been in poor health for several years and seriously ill the past week. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the U. B. church in this city, preceded by a brief service at the home, the Rev. J. T. Stewart officiating. Burial in Cass Center cemetery, Fosters in charge.

In Illinois

Daughter of John and Margaret Jane Courter. Margaret Jane Courter was born Aug 21, 1859 at Neponset, Ill. She started to school there but after her mothers's death come with her father to Brooklyn, Iowa, residing in that community until she was 12 when she came to Hamilton county to make her home with her brother, David, on a farm near Webster City. She attended the rural schools and also the high school here. Aug. 29, 1875 she was married to Samuel Thompson at Webster City. They set up housekeeping on a farm four miles north of the city and resided there six years, then purchasing a home seven and one-half miles north of town. There they lived until retiring in March 1905 at which time they bought the residence at 645 Maple avenue. Mr. Thompson died in 1912.

Also preceding Mrs. Thompson in death were two daughters, Mrs. George Shaffer, who died at the age of 29, and Goldie Thompson, who died at 10 months: also five brothers and one sister.

Those Surviving

Surviving are two sons and three daughters: George M. Thompson of this city: the Rev. David Thompson of Sumner, Iowa; Mrs. C. C. Thompson, Mrs. O. C. Knoll, both of this city and Agnes, at home. There are 24 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren; seven grandsons are serving in the armed forces and one grandson, George Knoll, lost his life while serving in Germany; one granddaughter is a member of the WAVES.

Mrs. Thompson was a charter member of the Cass Center church and later became a member of the U. B. Mulberry Center church, afterward transferring to the church in this city. Active in church work as long as health permitted, Mrs. Thompson made her home and church the center of a life which was made richer by the many friends whom she came to knew in the communities where she made her home. They, with the members of the family circle, will miss her greatly and long remember her kind and generous nature.