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Smith, Bertha May

Smith, Bertha May

Female 1930 - 2014  (84 years)


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  • Name Smith, Bertha May 
    Bertha May (Smith) LeFever Thompson (1930-2014)
    Bertha May (Smith) LeFever Thompson (1930-2014)
    Birth 19 Sep 1930  Rochester, Monroe County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Reference Number SMIT.B022 
    _FGRAVE 139636982 
    Death 4 Dec 2014  Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial Rusk Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Headstone, Thompson, Sam and Bertha M.
    Headstone, Thompson, Sam and Bertha M.
    Person ID I34016  Carl Wayne Gray Research
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2024 

    Family 1 LeFever, Irving Velmore Jr.,   b. 23 Jun 1925   d. 2 Dec 1953 (Age 28 years) 
    Family ID F13940  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2023 

    Family 2 Thompson, Sam,   b. 11 Aug 1931   d. 23 Jun 2001 (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 9 Apr 1955  San Diego, San Diego County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F13941  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Sep 1930 - Rochester, Monroe County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Apr 1955 - San Diego, San Diego County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Dec 2014 - Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Rusk Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Bertha May Thompson, age 84, of Flora, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at Clay County Hospital in Flora.

      Bertha was born September 19, 1930 in Rochester, New York to Carlin and Alice (Chadwick) Smith. She married Irving LeFever and he preceded her in death. She later married Sam Thompson on April 9, 1955 in San Diego, California. He preceded her in death on June 23, 2001.

      She was a homemaker and a faithful member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Salem. Bertha loved unconditionally, devoting herself to home life and caring for her family. She shared laughter with everyone making others feel good.

      Bertha is survived by her daughter: Helen (Ken) Markham; two sons: Ted (Deb) Thompson and Rob (Vicki) Thompson; sister: Margaret Butts; daughter-in-law: Carol LeFever; two sisters-in-law: Imogene Cox and Marjorie Thompson; special friend: Linda Daugherty; along with 18 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

      She was preceded in death by her parents, both husbands, a daughter: Karen Hunt, a son: David LeFever, three sisters, and four grandchildren.

      A funeral service for Bertha Thompson will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora.

      Interment will be in Rusk Cemetery.

      The family has requested that memorial donations be made to Heritage Woods Activity Fund and will be accepted at the funeral home.

  • Sources 
    1. [S10549] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Thompson, Sam and Bertha M., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21120968), none. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S10550] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Thompson, Bertha May, 84, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21120968), none. (Reliability: 2).