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Earl Virgil Thompson

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Earl Virgil Thompson

Birth
Rugby, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA
Death
9 Jun 1982 (aged 89)
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA
Burial
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA Add to Map
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Son of Millard Washington Brewster and Martha Jane Isbell; Husband of Annie Luvernie Lankford.

Earl Thompson was born May 24, 1893 in Morgan County near Rugby, Tennessee to Millard and Martha Thompson (Brewster really). As a young man, he moved to Fowler, Indiana where he married Luvernie Langford on Dec. 21, 1913. The couple moved to Bryant, So. Dak. in 1914 and Sioux Falls in 1916. Mr. Thompson was employed with John Morrell Company, retiring in 1958. His retirement years were spent in Madison, So. Dak. and Harlingen, Texas. Mrs. Thompson passed away on Dec. 25, 1974. Since that time Mr. Thompson has made his home at the Good Smaritan Village. He survived by one son, Virgil, of Sioux Falls; six daughter, Mrs. John (Alice) Wetzel, Washington, Utah, Mrs. Melvin (Edna) Helberg of Sioux Falls, Mrs. Henry (Ethel) Brandt of Hartford, Mrs. Virgil (Irene) Hansler, Vivian, So. Dak., Mrs. Don (Margie) Wengert, Seal Beach, Calif., and Mrs. Chester (Ruth) Murphey of Sioux Falls; 31 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.
Son of Millard Washington Brewster and Martha Jane Isbell; Husband of Annie Luvernie Lankford.

Earl Thompson was born May 24, 1893 in Morgan County near Rugby, Tennessee to Millard and Martha Thompson (Brewster really). As a young man, he moved to Fowler, Indiana where he married Luvernie Langford on Dec. 21, 1913. The couple moved to Bryant, So. Dak. in 1914 and Sioux Falls in 1916. Mr. Thompson was employed with John Morrell Company, retiring in 1958. His retirement years were spent in Madison, So. Dak. and Harlingen, Texas. Mrs. Thompson passed away on Dec. 25, 1974. Since that time Mr. Thompson has made his home at the Good Smaritan Village. He survived by one son, Virgil, of Sioux Falls; six daughter, Mrs. John (Alice) Wetzel, Washington, Utah, Mrs. Melvin (Edna) Helberg of Sioux Falls, Mrs. Henry (Ethel) Brandt of Hartford, Mrs. Virgil (Irene) Hansler, Vivian, So. Dak., Mrs. Don (Margie) Wengert, Seal Beach, Calif., and Mrs. Chester (Ruth) Murphey of Sioux Falls; 31 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.


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  • Added: Jul 1, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27973172/earl_virgil-thompson: accessed ), memorial page for Earl Virgil Thompson (24 May 1893–9 Jun 1982), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27973172, citing Hills of Rest Memorial Park, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by Odette (contributor 46998184).