Do you have photocopies of obituaries tucked away in your research files? Today’s find from my filing cabinet is the obituary of my aunt, Barb. While I could have used the old photocopy and ChatGPT to transcribe it, I opted to locate a cleaner version on Newspapers.com for better accuracy. Using that image, I created the transcription below and also took the opportunity to update the RootsMagic citation for this obituary.
Obituaries
Barbara Ann Thompson
Barbara Ann Thompson, 47, of 1929 Blue Hills Rd., died Monday at the Saint Mary Hospital.
She was born Aug. 22, 1934, in Emporia and was a resident of Manhattan for 25 years. She was a homemaker and assistant vice president of Capitol Federal Savings and Loan.
Mrs. Thompson was a member of First United Methodist Church, and the American Business Women’s Association.
She married Marvin Thompson on Oct. 16, 1954, in Kansas City, Kan. He survives.
Other survivors include two sons, Marc Thompson, Phoenix, Ariz., and Keith Thompson, Jacksonville, Ark.; a daughter, Connie Chapman, 2206 Prairie Glen; a brother, Walter Briles, Covington, La.; two sisters, Letha Doolittle, San Bernardino, Calif., and Roberta Crawford, Emporia; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Cowan-Edwards-Yorgensen Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Charles Bennett officiating. Burial will be in Sunrise Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society in care of the funeral home.
