Word was received here Tuesday of the death of Mrs. Hugh Thompson at her home in Pontiac. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson lived in Dwight quite a number of years ago, later moving to Pontiac, which has since been their home. Mrs. Thompson was the mother of Mr. Clyde Thompson, and an aunt of Col. Frank L. Smith, of this city.
Funeral services were held in Pontiac Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, the body being brought to Dwight for burial in McDowell cemetery.
The following is taken from the Pontiac Leader:
The termination of a life of love and devotion to her husband and family was marked by the passing away of Mrs. Hugh Thompson at the family residence on East Madison street at 5 o'clock Tuesday morning, after an illness extending over a year.
Mrs. Thompson was born at Fishkill, N.Y., on October 30, 1850. She was the daughter of Mary Losee and William H. Ketcham and at the age of five moved to Dwight, Ill. On October 26, 1869, she was united in marriage to Hugh Thompson at Dwight, Ill., from which union nine children were born, of which she leaves five, viz: Mrs. R.G. Sinclair, of Galesburg; Mrs. E.J. McGregor, of Pontiac; Clyde H., and William M., of Dwight, and Harold F., of Pontiac. She also leaves two sisters, and besides her immediate family she was the grandmother of nine.
Besides being a member of the Presbyterian Church, she was an active worker in the Eastern Star and Woman's Relief Corps.
Dwight Star and Herald - Dec. 2, 1916
Funeral services were held in Pontiac Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, the body being brought to Dwight for burial in McDowell cemetery.
The following is taken from the Pontiac Leader:
The termination of a life of love and devotion to her husband and family was marked by the passing away of Mrs. Hugh Thompson at the family residence on East Madison street at 5 o'clock Tuesday morning, after an illness extending over a year.
Mrs. Thompson was born at Fishkill, N.Y., on October 30, 1850. She was the daughter of Mary Losee and William H. Ketcham and at the age of five moved to Dwight, Ill. On October 26, 1869, she was united in marriage to Hugh Thompson at Dwight, Ill., from which union nine children were born, of which she leaves five, viz: Mrs. R.G. Sinclair, of Galesburg; Mrs. E.J. McGregor, of Pontiac; Clyde H., and William M., of Dwight, and Harold F., of Pontiac. She also leaves two sisters, and besides her immediate family she was the grandmother of nine.
Besides being a member of the Presbyterian Church, she was an active worker in the Eastern Star and Woman's Relief Corps.
Dwight Star and Herald - Dec. 2, 1916
Word was received here Tuesday of the death of Mrs. Hugh Thompson at her home in Pontiac. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson lived in Dwight quite a number of years ago, later moving to Pontiac, which has since been their home. Mrs. Thompson was the mother of Mr. Clyde Thompson, and an aunt of Col. Frank L. Smith, of this city.
Funeral services were held in Pontiac Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, the body being brought to Dwight for burial in McDowell cemetery.
The following is taken from the Pontiac Leader:
The termination of a life of love and devotion to her husband and family was marked by the passing away of Mrs. Hugh Thompson at the family residence on East Madison street at 5 o'clock Tuesday morning, after an illness extending over a year.
Mrs. Thompson was born at Fishkill, N.Y., on October 30, 1850. She was the daughter of Mary Losee and William H. Ketcham and at the age of five moved to Dwight, Ill. On October 26, 1869, she was united in marriage to Hugh Thompson at Dwight, Ill., from which union nine children were born, of which she leaves five, viz: Mrs. R.G. Sinclair, of Galesburg; Mrs. E.J. McGregor, of Pontiac; Clyde H., and William M., of Dwight, and Harold F., of Pontiac. She also leaves two sisters, and besides her immediate family she was the grandmother of nine.
Besides being a member of the Presbyterian Church, she was an active worker in the Eastern Star and Woman's Relief Corps.
Dwight Star and Herald - Dec. 2, 1916
Funeral services were held in Pontiac Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, the body being brought to Dwight for burial in McDowell cemetery.
The following is taken from the Pontiac Leader:
The termination of a life of love and devotion to her husband and family was marked by the passing away of Mrs. Hugh Thompson at the family residence on East Madison street at 5 o'clock Tuesday morning, after an illness extending over a year.
Mrs. Thompson was born at Fishkill, N.Y., on October 30, 1850. She was the daughter of Mary Losee and William H. Ketcham and at the age of five moved to Dwight, Ill. On October 26, 1869, she was united in marriage to Hugh Thompson at Dwight, Ill., from which union nine children were born, of which she leaves five, viz: Mrs. R.G. Sinclair, of Galesburg; Mrs. E.J. McGregor, of Pontiac; Clyde H., and William M., of Dwight, and Harold F., of Pontiac. She also leaves two sisters, and besides her immediate family she was the grandmother of nine.
Besides being a member of the Presbyterian Church, she was an active worker in the Eastern Star and Woman's Relief Corps.
Dwight Star and Herald - Dec. 2, 1916
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