Granny was 102!

On September 1, my 102 year old Grandmother went home to be with the Lord. Here is her obiturary as given in the Jackson Clarion-Ledger newspaper on September 4, 2006:

Daisy C. Thompson

Jackson

Daisy Conerly Thompson, 102, passed away in Memphis, Tenn. at the home of her daughter on Friday, September 1, 2006. The funeral will be held on Tuesday, September 5, at 11:00 a.m., at St. Luke's United Methodist Church, 621 Duling Avenue, Jackson, with visitation at the church beginning at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Lakewood Memorial Park.

Mrs. Thompson was born on April 16, 1904, in Knoxo, Mississippi, the youngest of three children of Herbert and Aletha Conerly. She was a graduate of what is now known as Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson, Mississippi, where she perfected her skills in English and was a member of the basketball team. She moved to Jackson as a young woman and attended business school in preparation for her career. She was a secretary for the GM&O Railroad and served as a member of the Know Mississippi Better train tour in the western United States She met the love of her life, Herman 0. Thompson, at Capitol Street Methodist Church where they both sang in the choir, and they were married there on Sunday, June 30, 1935, in time to attend Sunday School and church that morning.

Mr. and Mrs. Thompson had four children, and after giving them her loving care and attention at home until they were all in school, she returned to the work force, serving first as business secretary for St. Luke's United Methodist Church, then as personal secretary to Mr. E.P. Rawson and the Mississippi State Department of Education, and finally as Executive Secretary/Receptionist/Dietician at the Mississippi Hospital School for Cerebral Palsy until her retirement which necessitated the hiring of three people to replace her.

She was a long-tine member of the Ladies' Bible Class at St. Luke's, and shared with her friends her love of flowers and gardening as a member of garden clubs She also enjoyed membership in the Opti-Mrs. Club. She offered active parental support to the schools her children attended: Duling Elementary, Bailey Junior High, Central High, and Murrah High School. As an avid sports fan, she always kept her television tuned to the best contest of the day, particularly in baseball and football. One of her best-loved activities was rooting for her children and grandchildren in their athletic endeavors, particularly Little League Baseball. She was very accomplished in sewing and needlework, and often took her knitting along with her to sporting events to "help keep her occupied". She won numerous blue ribbons through the years for her submissions to the Mississippi State Fair in crochet and knitting. She was known for her hospitality, good cooking, and her inimitable gift for making pecan pies and shrimp gumbo.

Mrs. Thompson was the consummate wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, great-aunt, cousin, and friend to many. She lived her faith everyday and was indeed "the wife and mother of noble character (Proverbs 31:10-31).

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Herman 0. Thompson, her parents, her brother and sister, and her daughters-in-law, Betty Davis Thompson and Onnie Guarnieri Thompson, and her son-in-law, John L. Lipscomb. Her survivors include her son, Herman 0. Thompson, Jr., and his daughters Sheila Thompson Weaver, Isabelle Thompson Brisendine, and Heather Thompson Orozco and their families; her daughter, Colleen Thompson Lipscomb and her children Pam Lipscomb Holler. John Lipscomb, Michael Lipscomb, and Daisy Lipscomb Hamm and their families; her son Richard C. (Dick) Thompson and his sons, Scot Thompson and Brett Thompson; and her son Clifford C. Thompson and his wife Cheryl, and their children Ted Thompson, Jim Thompson, Ben Thompson, and Nan Thompson Katsaboulas. In addition to her thirteen grandchildren, she is survived by fourteen great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She also leaves behind two dearly loved sisters-in-law, Mrs. Norine (Nena) Thames of Jackson and Mrs. Isabelle Parker of Natchez.

Memorials may be made to Campus Crusade for Christ and mailed to Campus Crusade for Christ International, 100 Lake Hart Drive, Orlando, FL 32832, in the name of her grandson, Michael Conerly Lipscomb, staff account number: 6209551, who is in the Lord's service in Russia.