Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Thompson, Russell R. 1920 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/id/idfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Hanson ihansonb@fmtc.com December 14, 2005, 5:54 pm Payette Enterprise 4-29-1920 Payette Enterprise Payette, Idaho Thursday, April 29, 1920 Russell R. Thompson was born in Illinois August 1851, and if he had lived till this August 1920 he would have been 69 years old. He leaves two children, Frank and Charles, of Fruitland, the mother having passed away in Iowa, in 1906. There are also one brother and three sisters living in the East who were unable to come to the funeral. Heartfelt sympathy is extended to all of those who mourn. PROMINENT MEN PASS AWAY RUSSELL R. THOMPSON It again becomes our duty to pay our last tribute of love and respect to a friend whose departure from this life leaves many sorrowing friends. Russell R. Thompson, who came to the Payette Valley thirteen years ago and during that time has made a host of friends, was taken suddenly ill while working on the A. S. Worth ranch just south of Payette last Thursday morning. He had been in his usual good health and had dressed rather early that morning and while building the fire fell behind the stove in an unconscious condition. Mr. and Mrs. Worth immediately came to his assistance and with considerable effort restored him to consciousness. A doctor was called and on Friday morning he was taken to the Hospital at Ontario where he passed away the following morning. His remains were brought to Wood & Spaulding's Undertaking Parlor and that evening removed to the home of his son, Frank Thompson near Fruitland. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Fruitland Monday afternoon conducted by Rev. VanDeusen and Rev. Eby. The large attendance of sorrowing friends who were at the funeral bespeaks the esteem of the departed in his community. The church was packed and a large number of autos followed to Riverside cemetery where the body was laid to rest. Russell R. Thompson was born at Dixon, Ill., August 18, 1851, and departed this life at the Ontario Hospital, April 24, 1920, age 68 years, 8 months and 6 days. He was married to Ellen Hollis at Sterling, Ill., in September 1870. Two sons were born to bless this union, Charley Thompson of Toppenish, Washington and Frank Thompson of Fruitland, who were both present at the funeral. In 1878 he moved to Panora, Iowa, where his wife died in 1906, and the following year he moved to Idaho with his two sons and their families, and where he has lived until the time of his death. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/id/payette/obits/t/thompson903nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/idfiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb