Smith, Bertha May

1930 - 2014  (84 years)

• Name	Smith, Bertha May
  		Bertha May (Smith) LeFever Thompson (1930-2014)
  Birth	19 Sep 1930	Rochester, Monroe County, New York   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	SMIT.B022
  _FGRAVE	139636982
  Death	4 Dec 2014	Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Burial	Rusk Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		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
  Age at Marriage	She was 24 years and 7 months - He was 23 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F13941	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Sep 1930 - Rochester, Monroe County, New York Marriage - 9 Apr 1955 - San Diego, San Diego County, California Death - 4 Dec 2014 - Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Rusk Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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

  [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). [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).