OBITUARY: Joann Peterson Thompson; Fillmore, Millard co., Utah
surname: Bennett, Peterson, Thompson, Jones, Frederiksen, Child, Pete,
Frampton

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Joann Peterson Thompson
1934 ~ 2003

     ROY - JoAnn Peterson Thompson, 69, passed away at home November 17, 2003
of cancer.

     She was born April 24, 1934 in Fillmore, Utah to Victor and Helen Bennett
Peterson. Her parents moved to Salt Lake City where she attended school and
graduated from East High.  She graduated from BYU with a major in bacteriology
and a minor in chemistry. 

     While there, she met Dean Thompson. They were married in the Salt Lake
Temple June 1, 1956, which was her graduation day.

     She worked at the laboratory at St. Benedict's Hospital and was Head of
Hematology. She was known for her dedication to quality and often reminded her
coworkers to "run the controls." She was a life-long church worker and served
in every auxiliary. Her main love was the Young Women's program where she
served most of her adult life in almost every position. She loved to do
activities with the girls, especially camping. She also loved backpacking, and
her many experiences included crossing the Grand Canyon and hiking the Inca
Trail in the Peruvian Andes. JoAnn and Dean lived in Lima, Peru for three
years where she worked in the counseling office at Colegio Franklin D.
Roosevelt. Later they lived in China for two years where she taught English to
university students. She loved to travel, and she particularly enjoyed her
visits to primitive cultures in Kenya and New Guinea. Her greatest love,
however, was raising her four daughters and watching the development of her
grandchildren. They will miss her.

     She is survived by her husband of Roy and four daughters: DeAnn (Scott)
Jones of Providence; Elaine (Jeff) Jones of Gilbert, Arizona; Eileen (Joel)
Frederiksen of Roy; and Jodean (Adam) Child of Riverdale. She is also survived
by a foster daughter, Nedra Pete, of Cedar City; a sister, Carol (ElDon)
Frampton, of Sandy; and 16 grandchildren.

     She was preceded in death by an infant son, Mark Alan Thompson.

     The family would like to give special thanks to the care givers at
Hospice for Utah for their kindness.

     Funeral services will be held Friday, November 21, at 11 a.m. at the Roy
Fifth Ward, 5300 South 2100 West with Bishop Paul George officiating. Friends
may call Thursday at Myers Mortuary in Roy, 5865 South 1900 West from 6 to 8
p.m. and on Friday at the church prior to services from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m.
Interment, Roy City Cemetery.  Send condolences to family at
www.myers-mortuary.com 

     Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on 11/19/2003.