OBITUARY: MaryLou (Smith) Thompson, 1953-2004, Mitchell County, Iowa

[From Mitchell County Press-News online, Dec. 22, 2004)




                           MaryLou Thompson

Funeral services for MaryLou Thompson, age 51, of Charles City, were held
Monday, Dec. 13, 2004, at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage with
Rev. Doug Brown officiating. Inurnment will be at the Brownville Cemetery
in Brownville, Iowa, at a later date. MaryLou died Friday, Dec. 10, 2004,
at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital in Charles City. 

MaryLou was born February 14, 1953, in Albert Lea, Minn., the daughter of
Erwin and Leona Smith. She was united in marriage to Randy Thompson on
August 5, 1988, in Cresco, Iowa.

MaryLou was preceded in death by her father Erwin Smith.

MaryLou is survived by her husband Randy Thompson of Charles City; her
mother Leona Smith of Spring Valley, Minn.; her children, Robert (Nancy)
Towel of Elkader; Owen (Kimberly) Towel of Guttenberg, Loretta Towel of
Clemeth Falls, Ore., and Sara Duke (Matt) of Clemeth Falls, Ore.; and
10 grandchildren.

Surviving brothers and sisters are: Doris Rance of Charles City, Robert
Smith of Elgin, Minn., Donna Smith of Santa Rosa, Calif., Isabelle Smith
of Santa Rosa, Calif., Miles Smith of Spring Valley, Minn., Alice Smith
of Austin, Minn., Edith (Jerry) Serafine of Magalia, Calif., Merrill
Slafter of Plattsmouth, Neb., Marvin (Jean) Slafter of Mabel, Minn.,
Jennie (Jerry) Kyseth of Spring Grove, Minn., Sharon (Larry) Walker of
Pasadena, Calif.

Arrangments made by Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage.