Posted on: Hancock Co. Il Obituaries Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/HancockObits/356 Surname: Allen, Bowman, Crow, Duffie, Emery, Goacher, Holliday, Lane, Langley, Thompson ------------------------- William J. Thompson Dies At Age of 86 William Jackson Thompson, oldest child in a family of eight children of John H. and Isabella (Holliday) Thompson, was born Dec. 23, 1866, near Maryville, Tenn. and passed away Feb. 6, 1953, at the age of 86 years, 1 month and 14 days. When a young man he moved with his parents and brothers and sisters to Kansas, settling near Wichita. In a few years they moved to a farm near Stuttgart, Ark. In the winter of 1892 he came to Webster, Ill., where on Feb. 18, 1894, he was united in marriage to Cora Langley. As they had no children of their own, they took a little boy into their home, Asa Lane, from an orphan's home and gave him their tenderest love and care. His wife's mother also made her home with them until her death, Feb. 6, 1913. His wife died, February 10, 1915. A few years later he married Helen Chloe (Duffy) Crowe, who with her daughter Forrest Crowe and Asa Lane resided near Webser, later moving to Ferris where his wife died. He lived alone until about two years ago when his health failed and he was taken to a hospital, where he passed away. Always a hard working man and blacksmithing being his trade he hardly knew what illness was until the last few years, when ailments do to old age afflicted him. His parents and two sisters, Mrs. Mary C. Allen of Webster, and Mrs. Ella S. Bowman of Wallace, Kan., and one brother, George C. have preceded him in death. Those left to mourn his death are three sisters and one brother; Mrs. Jennie Emery of Sulphur, Oklahoma; Mrs. Annie Goacher of Stuttgart, Arkansas; Miss Lydia Thompson of La Harpe and John S. of Carthage, besides a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted at the Webster church Sunday afternoon, February 8 at 2 o'clock, Rev. W. C. Burk officiating. Interment was in Yetter cemetery, south of Webster. Pall bearers were Joe Lenix, Ross Parsons, Lloyd Haley, Fred Hillers, Burke Harman and Wesley McConnell. Hancock County Historical Society Carthage, Illinois Siegfried XIV Page 88 Link: Bryant Genealogy Web Page URL: <http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bryant>