Thursday, 15 October 2009 18:18
CANTON — Mary C. Medford Thompson, 87, of Dutch Cove Road, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, at John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center.
A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Cephus Eldridge and Mary Walls Medford. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Thompson, who died Sept. 28, 2009. She was a member of Dutch Cove Baptist Church and an avid reader.
She is survived by a brother, Lewin Medford of Canton; a brother-in-law, Bill Thompson and his wife, Jane of Canton; and several special nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Canton chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the Rev. Doug Love officiating. Entombment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Morning Star Cemetery Association Trust Fund, P. O. Box 1746, Canton, NC 28716.
For those who desire, an online memorial register is available at www.wellsfuneralhome.com.
Thursday, 15 October 2009 18:18
CANTON — Mary C. Medford Thompson, 87, of Dutch Cove Road, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, at John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center.
A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Cephus Eldridge and Mary Walls Medford. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Thompson, who died Sept. 28, 2009. She was a member of Dutch Cove Baptist Church and an avid reader.
She is survived by a brother, Lewin Medford of Canton; a brother-in-law, Bill Thompson and his wife, Jane of Canton; and several special nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Canton chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the Rev. Doug Love officiating. Entombment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Morning Star Cemetery Association Trust Fund, P. O. Box 1746, Canton, NC 28716.
For those who desire, an online memorial register is available at www.wellsfuneralhome.com.
Family Members
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Sherman Clifford Medford
1898–1990
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Guy Medford
1900–1991
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Lucy Elizabeth Medford Allen
1902–2001
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Henry McCay Medford
1904–1998
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Paul Cephus Medford
1906–1994
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Lola Hester Medford Gaddy
1909–2002
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Jack Lenzy Medford
1912–1984
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Anna Belle Medford Caldwell
1915–1992
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Iro Perry Medford
1918–2003
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Lewin Leafatte Medford
1919–2011
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