Posted on: Hancock Co. Il Obituaries Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/HancockObits?read=156 Surname: Thompson ------------------------- Obituary Burlington Hawkeye Burlington, Iowa Jan. 14, 1975 Mrs. Jessie Thompson LaHarpe-- Mrs. Jessie M. Thompson, 79, a resident of the Crabill Nursing Home in LaHarpe, died at 1:05 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, in the LaHarpe hospital. She was born Oct. 27, 1895, near Carthage. On Nov. 1, 1913, she was married to Charley Thompson, at Burlington. A resident of Fort Madison, he survives. She was a member of the Ferris Christian Church. Besides her husband, she is survived by two sons, Dale of Lomax and Charles of Montrose; a daughter, Mrs. Wendell (Adelaide) Carey of Blandinsville; three brothers, Truman Long of Carthage, Charles Long of Ferris, and Willis Long of Hamilton; a sister, Mrs. Gladys Smith of Carthage; 14 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Mrs. Rosa Brewer, a daughter and two sons in infancy, and a sister. Her parents were Wesley and Cora Ikerd Long. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Banks & Beals Funeral Home in LaHarpe with the Rev. George Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Moss Ridge cemetery near Carthage. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of service.