Eddy Co. NM - OBITS: Willadean Thompson ************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Submitted by: patti pennington ************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from page 14 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - January 16, 2000 THOMPSON Graveside services are January 18, at Woodbine Cemetery for former Artesia resident Willadeen Thompson of Roswell, NM. Thompson, 81, died on January 14 at Mission Arch Care Center in Roswell. She was born on September 9, 1918, in Chautauqua, Kansas to Duffy Oliver Smith and LaVern (Clayton) Smith. She married Ralph Thompson on May 3, 1941, in Las Vegas, NM. He preceded her in death on March 26, 1972. She lived at 915 S. Sixth Street in Artesia for 44 years until moving to Roswell in 1993. She is survived by a son, Jon Kent Thompson of Phoenix, Arizona. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Ralph Kim Thompson in 1989.