Mrs. Leota Thomson of Carbondale, formerly of Ashley, departed this life at the Hawthorne Inn in Marion on Friday, Nov. 12, 2010 at 10:50 a.m. She had attained the age of 101 years, 6 months and 20 days. Mrs. Thomson was born on April 22, 1909, in Ina, the daughter of Fred and Zelda (Clinton) Brown. She was united in marriage to Edward Thomson on Oct. 21, 1933 at Creal Springs, and he preceded her in death on Dec. 12, 1986. Leota was a farm wife and school teacher, first in one-room schools and then Mt. Vernon public schools. She was a member of the Ashley United Methodist Church in Ashley and attended Grace Methodist Church in Carbondale. Left to mourn her passing are her two daughters, Anna Mae Alphonse and her husband Ivan of El Paso, Texas and Esther Lee Hays and her husband Denny of Carbondale; three grandchildren, one great-grandson, nieces, nephews, other relation and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and a brother. Funeral services will be held at the Campagna Funeral Home in Ashley on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with interment to follow in the Ashley City Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the hour of services. Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Ashley Methodist Church or the Southern Illinois Hospice and will be accepted at the Campagna Funeral Home. The family wishes to thank the staff of Hawthorne Inn in Marion for their extraordinary care and compassion. Online expressions of sympathy can be made at www.campagnafuneralhomes.com