Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Thompson, Lester June 13, 1975
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Ionia Sentinel Standard-Mon. June 16, 1975

LESTER THOMPSON
LAKE ODESSA - Lester Thompson, 79, a rural Alto farmer, died Friday evening at the
Spring Brook nursing home at Grand Rapids.

Born December 26, 1895, in Campbell township, he was the son of Ervin and Lydia
Weaver Thompson. He was a lifelong resident of the Clarksville and Alto area.

He was married to Emma Rapp at Clarksville in 1919 and she died November of 1951.

September 1, 1953, he was married to Gertrude Timm of Clarksville and she died
November 21, 1974.

He was a member of the Calvary Brethren church of Alto.

Surviving are the son, Donald of Alto; three stepsons, Gilbert, Robert and Burdette
Timm, all of Hastings; step-daughter, Mrs. Mary Lou wilcox of Zeeland; two grandchildren
and 23 great-grandchildren.

Also surviving are a brother, Floyd Thompson of Freeport, and a sister Mrs. Minerva
Stahley of Middlebury, Ind..

Until Tuesday morning the body will be at the Pickens-Koops funeral chapel at Lake 
Odessa.

Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1:30 pm at the Calvary Brethren church. Rev.
Robert Moeller will officiate and interment will be at the Bowne Mennonite cemetery.

A memorial has been established for the American Cancer  society.

Bearers will be Paul Meiser, Bill Wieland, Kenneth Thompson, Bloyd Miller, Gary
Parker and Ivis Sutter.

Honorary bearers will be Frank Kauffman and Clifford Weaver.

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