Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Thompson, Dorthea April 29, 1955
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Greenville Daily News - Friday, April 29, 1955

                             Woman, 47, Found Dead

Fenwick- Dorthea Thompson, 47-year-old housewife, committed suicide today 
after being in ill health for about five years, Sheriff Elton Sampson said.

Sampson said Mrs. Thompson shot herself with a .410 gauge pistol. She was 
found in the basement of her home at about 7:45 a.m. by her husband, Ferris. 
Dr. J.S. Lilly, county coroner, ruled the death a suicide.

A graduate of Central Michigan College, Mrs. Thompson was a former teacher 
at Sheridan and Evart schools. She was a member of the Fenwick Methodist 
Church.

She is survived by her husband; a daughter, Pamela C., at home, and her 
mother, Mrs. Myrtle Gould, Sheridan.

Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Stebbins Funeral Home, the 
Rev. Edson Vane officiating. Burial will be at Clear Lake Cemetery.



Additional Comments:
Age: 47
Funeral: Sunday, 1 May 1955

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