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Christopher Donald Thompson

Male 1921 - 1986  (64 years)


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  • Name Christopher Donald Thompson 
    Nickname Donald, Don 
    Born 28 Oct 1921  Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 27 May 1986  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 30 May 1986  Adrian Cemetery, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6641  Rossville
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2018 

    Father Christopher E Thompson,   b. 1881, Maysville, DeKalb County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1967  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Maude Fleming Thompson,   b. 17 May 1889, Rock Port, Atchison County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1990, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 101 years) 
    Married 28 Jun 1911  Holton, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Photos
    Photo- Marriage Portrait of Chris and Maude Thompson
    Photo- Marriage Portrait of Chris and Maude Thompson
    June 28, 2011
    Marriage Portrait
    Family ID F3364  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Vena Mae Countryman Thompson,   b. 5 Feb 1925, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 2012, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 11 Sep 1945  Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Janet Sue Thompson Mulanax,   b. 28 May 1946, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1995, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
    +2. Donald Ray Thompson,   b. 24 Oct 1948, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1989, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2019 13:50:14 
    Family ID F2893  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Sep 1945 - Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 30 May 1986 - Adrian Cemetery, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Thompson, C.D. 1
    Obituary- Thompson, C.D. 1
    DONALD THOMPSON
    C.D. “Donald” Thompson, 64, Delia, died Tuesday, May 27, 1986, at a Topeka hospital.

    Mr. Thompson was a farmer and was a receiving clerk at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Topeka before he retired in 1983.

    He was born October 28, 1921, at Delia, the son of Chris E. and Maude Fleming Thompson. He spent his life in the Delia and Rossville areas.

    Mr. Thompson was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Delia and was an elder at the church. He was a member of Local No. 307 of United Rubber Workers of America, and the cemetery boards of Adrian, Cross Creek and Mount Olive cemeteries in Adrian Township in Jackson County. He also was treasurer of Jackson County Rural Water District No. 2.

    He was married to Vena Countryman September 11, 1945, at Lyndon. She survives.

    Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Janet S. Mulanax, Topeka; a son, Donald R. Thompson, Topeka; his mother, Mrs. Maude Thompson, Delia; four grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; and 10 step- great-grandchildren.

    Services were at 11 a.m. Friday in the Presbyterian Church in Delia. Burial was in Adrian Cemetery, north of Delia. Relatives and friends met from 7 until 8 p.m. Thursday at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Memorial contributions may be made to the Presbyterian Church in Delia.
    Obituary- Thompson, C.D. 2
    Obituary- Thompson, C.D. 2
    Thompson
    C.D. “Donaid” Thompson, 64, Delia, died Tuesday, May 27, at a Topeka hospital.

    Mr. Thompson was a farmer and was a receiving clerk at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., in Topeka before he retired in 1983.

    He was born Oct. 28, 1921, at Delia, the son of Chris E. and Maude Fleming Thompson. He spent his life in the Delia and Rossville area.

    Mr. Thompson was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Delia and was an elder at the church. He was a member of Local No. 307 of United Rubber Workers of America and the cemetery board of Adrian, Cross Creek and Mount Olive cemeteries in Adrian Township in Jackson County. He also was treasurer of Jackson County Rural Water District No. 2.

    He was married to Vena Countryman Sept. 11, 1945, at Lyndon. She survives.

    Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Janet S. Mulanax, Topeka; a son, Donald R. Thompson, Topeka; his mother, Mrs. Maude Thompson, Delia; and four grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; 10 step-great-grandchildren.

    Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Presbyterian Church in Delia. Burial will be in Adrian Cemetery north of Delia. Mr. Thompson will lie in state Thursday at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys where relatives and friends will meet from 7 until 8 p.m. Thursday. He later will lie in state an hour before service time at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Presbyterian Church in Delia.

    Thanks to relatives, neighbors and friends for all the prayers and concerns shown to us during the, loss of our loved one. Thanks to the quilters who stayed with Maude, our neighbors who came to help. To Mike and the ambulance crew. To Reverend Adair and the people at St. Francis. To the friends who came to the hospital to be with us. A special thanks to Christina Bowers.

    Thanks for the food brought to the house and the funeral dinner. To the crew who was responsible for serving the dinner and the work that goes along with it. Thanks for the memorial contributions and the flowers. The cards and visits have been a great help.

    Thanks to the neighbors who have helped with the cattle and other acts of kindness shown. — Vena Thompson, Maude Thomp¬son, Mr. and Mrs. Irvan Mulanax and Gary, Janie and Chris, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Thompson and Brian.
    Funeral card- Thompson, C.D. 3
    Funeral card- Thompson, C.D. 3
    In Memory of
    C.D. "Donald" Thompson

    Born October 28, 1921
    Died May 27, 1986

    Funeral Services
    11:00 a.m. Friday
    Delia Presbyterian Church

    Officiating
    The Reverend William B. Adair

    Vocalists
    Marguerite Williams, Ira Williams, Dora Ross, Laverne Zlatnik

    Organist: Marguerite Williams
    Pianist: Velma Zlatnik

    Casket Bearers
    Gary Yocum, Wayne Davis, Kenneth Yocum, Steve Barrett, Maurice Thompson, Stanley Thompson, Eugene Thompson, Dale Davis, Jr.

    Interment
    Adrian Cemetery