Maude Fleming Thompson

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Birthday- Thompson, Maude 2

High School. Chris died in April, 1967.

The Thompsons always farmed. "There were cows to milk, chickens to feed, hogs to take care of, and a big garden, too. We raised all we had. When we butchered meat, it had to be canned." (No freezers or locker plants, then.) "Some meat we put down in salt," she continued, "but you always had to soak the salt out before you could fry the meat." Mrs. Thompson still prefers home-canned vegetables, especially tomatoes.

Her eyesight may be dim now, but her eyes really sparkled when she talked about her favorite pastime — quilting. For years, the Delia Presbyterian Church ladies met at the Thompson home on Mondays for an all-day quilting bee. "If we had a good crowd, ten or so, we could get a quilt almost half done in a day," she said. They took time out for a delicious covered dish dinner.

"We had the best dinners. There were hardly ever two dishes alike. How I did enjoy those days!" she reminisced. "It wasn't a chore; it was a pleasure." Maude didn't try to name her quilting companions from all those years. "I'd probably leave someone out, and I don’t want to do that." "The Delia Church women still quilt," she added.

It was a sad day when Maude Thompson had to give up quilting. "My fingers gave out before my eyes did," she explained. She doesn’t have a favorite quilt pattern, but the Log Cabin was always popular. Maude sewed her share of carpet rags, too.

Mrs. Thompson moved from her farm home to Rossville Valley Manor on March 16. "I get along real well with my walker," she said.

Chris and Maude had two children. A seven-year-old daughter, Bessie Marie, died in 1924 from scarlet fever. It was a deadly disease in those years. Their son, Christopher Donald, died in May, 1986.

The birthday celebration will be hosted by Maude's daughter-in-law, Vena Mae Thompson; grandchildren Donald Ray Thompson and Mrs. Jane Sue Mulanax; and great-grandchildren Jeannette Quiett, Brian Thompson, Chris Mulanax, and Gary Mulanax, who is serving in the U.S. Navy.

Mrs. Thompson is looking forward to this very special birthday celebration. "I think I'll see a lot of people I haven't seen for a long time. I hope it's a nice day," she said.

If you aren't able to attend Maude's reception, perhaps you can remember her with a card in care of Rossville Valley Manor. Happy birthday, Mrs. Thompson.

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