Per Malcolm's obit (http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/iljeffer/2010-10/1287614672) He married Rose P. PAGE 05 May 1947 in Piggott, AR - doesn't mean Rose is not connected with Jefferson/Franklin County, Illinois PAGE lines though :-) I don't have Rose, though --- anyone have her parents? -SRJ > -----Original Message----- > From: ilfrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilfrankl- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Larry Lance > Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 9:08 AM > To: ILFRANKL > Subject: [ILFRANKL] Meda Kay Hirons Thompson Obituary & Inquiry > > INQUIRY: Would anyone know her mother's PAGE ancestry? > > > > > > The Mt. Vernon Register-News, Mt. Venon, IL > > Tue Mar 08, 2011, 08:30 AM CST > > > > Dr. Meda Thompson > > MT. VERNON - Dr. Meda Kay Hirons Thompson, 55, of Bolingbrook, formerly > of > Mt. Vernon, died at 11:55 a.m. Friday, March 4, 2011, at Edward Hospital in > Naperville. > > She was born Saturday, July 23, 1955, in Mt. Vernon, a daughter of Malcolm > and Rose P. (Page) Hirons. She married Neil "Rusty" Thompson on June 8, > 1975, in Mt. Vernon, and he survives. > > Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Hughey Funeral Home in > Mt. Vernon with J. Howard Kraps officiating. > > Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m Thursday at the funeral home. > > Interment will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Mt. Vernon. > > Dr. Meda Thompson is survived by her mother; her husband; a daughter, > Alyson > Thompson and fiance Scott Nixon of Urbana; a brother, James Hirons and > wife > Karen of Marion, Iowa; three sisters, Debra Mescher and husband Steve of > Vincennes, Ind., Jill Lang and husband Robert of Hawthorn Woods and > Bonnie > Jones and husband Tony of Panama City, Fla.; father-in-law, Jack Thompson > of > Mt. Vernon; brother-in-law, J. David Thompson and wife Judy of Marion; and > sister-in-law, Jane Treece and husband Don of Covington, La. Several nieces > and nephews also survive. > > She was preceded in death by her father. > > Dr. Meda Thompson obtained her first teaching position in 1978 with the > Sandoval Community School District 501 for grades 7-8 remedial reading and > mathematics program; from 1978-80 she was learning disabilities research > teacher for Kell Consolidated School District C-2; from 1980-86 she was a > special education teacher for Williamson County, Carterville and Herrin > Community School Districts, during which in 1982 she earned her Master of > Science, Education Administration and Supervision from Southern Illinois > University-Edwardsville; from 1986-89 she was program coordinator for > Tri-County Special Education District in Perry County; from 1989-94 she was > principal, Chapter I (Title I) director and K-12 curriculum director for > Carterville Community Unit School District No. 5; from 1994-99 she was > assistant superintendent - instruction for Marion Community Unit School > District No. 2 and attained her Doctor of Philosophy, Educational > Administration from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; and from 1999 > to her retirement in 2010 she was K-12 director of curriculum, then > principal of what was then B.J. Ward Middle School and finally as Valley > View School District 365U's director of professional development. > > For those who wish, memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society > and will be accepted at the funeral home or mailed to Hughey Funeral Home, > P.O. Box 721, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864. > > Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Hughey Funeral Home > where > you may call 242-3348 or visit www.hugheyfuneralhome1969.com for further > information and to send condolences. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILFRANKL- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message