ST. MARY PARISH, LA. Obituary for: THOMPSON, BETTY JEAN Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. Source: Hargrave Funeral Home, Morgan City, La. Died: Thursday, December 22, 2011 ======================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ======================================================================= NOTE: If a Photo is available for an obituary record, a reference note will be included with the record. ======================================================================= THOMPSON, BETTY JEAN May 31, 1928 - December 22, 2011 Betty Jean Hamilton Thompson died at River Region Hospice in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Thursday, December 22nd, 2011. She was 83 years old. She was born to the late Joseph deVance and Nelly Hamilton on May 31, 1928 in Morgan City, Louisiana. She graduated from Morgan City High School in 1944, attended Southwestern in Lafayette, and graduated from Soule College in New Orleans in 1948. She was employed at Patterson Seafood Company. She married Henry Cameron Thompson on November 20, 1950. They resided in Morgan City until 1967, when they brought their family to the New Orleans area. She leaves behind her children, Jonell Thompson Lombardo, David Cameron Thompson, and Elizabeth Thompson Ledet, along with her grandchildren, Cameron, Rachel, and Caitlyn Lombardo, and Ryan and Blake Thompson. She is survived by one brother, Thomas "Boogie" Hamilton, and preceded in death by another, Jimmy Hamilton. Betty loved movies, popular music and television. She was keenly interested in current news and events. She enjoyed talking with everyone she encountered. The greatest joy of her later years was watching her grandchildren grow, and hearing of their latest activities. Her children will greatly miss her quick sense of humor and love of laughter. The visitation will be at Hargrave Funeral Home in Morgan City, Louisiana, from 10 to 11:30 am, followed by a service at Morgan City Cemetery at noon, on Monday, December 26th, 2011. Arrangements under the direction of Hargrave Funeral Home, Morgan City, LA. ===================