Obituaries

September 4, 1923 to November 29, 2019

WINAMAC - Marjorie B. Thompson, 96, Winamac, passed away, surrounded by family, at 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 29, at Hickory Creek Nursing Home in Winamac.

She was born Sept. 4, 1923 at the old Galbreath homestead along the Tippecanoe River, south of Winamac, to the late Frederick Walter and Emma Ellen Galbreath Brinker. She was a 1941 graduate of Winamac High School. She married Norman S. Thompson on June 8, 1941, and they celebrated 73 years of marriage before he passed away Oct. 31, 2014.

She is survived by:

Donald (Jean) Thompson, Winamac, Son
Larry (Jean) Thompson, Conyers, GA, Son
Richard (Denise) Thompson, Plano, TX, Son
June (Tom) Roth, Star City, Daughter
9 grandchildren: Angie Crawford, Tracy Brandenburg, Rebecca Riordan, Randy Thompson, Natalie Roth, Joe Roth, Kyle Roth, and Wyatt Roth.
16 great-grandchildren: Bekah and Abby Brandenburg, Alex, Margo and Hannah Riordan; Trevor Thompson and Victoria Coldiron; Aria and Owen Roth, Griffin, Holden, Cameron, and Finley Roth; Colin, Brodie, and Hensley Roth.
2 great-great-grandchildren: Macy and Leeland

She is preceded in death by:
Mildred Powers, Sister
Mary Ellen Cook, Sister
Donald Paul Brinker, Infant Brother
Jennifer Jo Thompson Terry, Granddaughter

Mrs. Thompson worked at United Telephone Company as a telephone operator after high school and then stayed home to raise her family. In 1964, she went to work at Winamac schools as a secretary for Lamoin Nice and Richard Irven. Later she became a secretary at Eastern Pulaski Elementary School until she retired in 1983. She always had a large garden and canned and preserved all of the extra produce that wasn't eaten. She loved working in her flower garden and was known for all of her beautiful flowers. She was a former member of the Monroe Modern Homemakers Extension Club. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Winamac. She and her husband traveled to Florida to their winter home for many years where she enjoyed getting together with their Winamac friends. She also enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and her dog Mitzi.

Visitation will be from 12 noon to 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 8, at Frain Mortuary, Winamac. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 8, at the funeral home with Pastor Jeff Seger officiating. Burial will be at McKinley Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Winamac.

Memorial donations may be given to the First Christian Church or to the Pulaski Animal Center.

Online condolences may be offered in the guestbook at www.frainmortuary.com.