Desdia Elizabeth Thompson died at her home after a long illness. She was 83 years old.

She was born in the Jugornot community. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.

She was survived by her sons, Harmon Thompson of Somerset, Kentucky, Roy Thompson of Ferguson, Kentucky, Orville Thompson of Burnside, Kentucky, and Wayne Thompson of Crossville, Tennessee; her daughters, Betty Duff of Pineville, Bonnie Reed of Newport, Beulah Cassada of Hopkinsville, Letha Lowery of Tateville, Shirley Bray of the Jugornot community, Violet Haynes of Ferguson, and JoAnne Thompson of Somerset, Kentucky; her brother, Robert Hair of Lexington, Kentucky; her sisters, Bessie Noe of Loraine, Ohio, Gertrude Taylor of Mayer, Arizona, Rose Grimm of Newport, and Ella Childers of Ohio; 31 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; and 5 great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie Joseph Hair and Amanda (Goodin) Hair; her husband, Steve Thompson; her stepson, Estus Thompson; and her sisters, Irene Helton and Ollie Spears.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, June 13, 1989 at the chapel of Pulaski Funeral Home with Reverend Edmond VanHook and Reverend Orville Cook officiating.

Obituary information from the Commonwealth Journal, Somerset, Kentucky - June 12, 1989.

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Walter D. Adams (age listed as 21, single, son of John and Mary J. Adams) and Desdie Hair (age listed as 14, single, daughter of C.J. and Mandy Hair) were married on November 11, 1920 in Pulaski County, Kentucky. Information from Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954 as listed on FamilySearch.org.

Walter D. Adams, 21, to Desdie Hair, 14. From the Marriage Licenses listed in The Commonwealth, Somerset, Kentucky - Thursday, November 18, 1920.

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Steve Thompson (age listed as 35, widowed, son of Lincoln and Elizabeth Thompson), and Desdia Hair (age listed as 20, divorced, daughter of C.J. and Amanda Hair) were married on February 14, 1927 in Pulaski County, Kentucky. Information from Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954 as listed on FamilySearch.org.

Steve Thompson, 35, a miner, the son of Lincoln Thompson of Burnside and Desdia Hair, 20, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Hair of Sloans Valley were married February 14 by Judge Napier Adams at the courthouse. From the Marriage Licenses printed in The Commonwealth, Somerset, Kentucky - Wednesday, February 16, 1927.