Sanders, Marjorie E. 'Marge'

1925 - 2022  (96 years)

• Name	Sanders, Marjorie E. 'Marge'
  		Marjorie E. 'Marge' (Sanders) Thompson (1925-2022)
  Birth	1 Aug 1925	Pisgah Cemetery, Pottsville, Pope County, Arkansas   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	SAND.M002
  Funeral	4 Aug 2022	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	28 Jul 2022	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Burial	4 Aug 2022	Rusk Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I53160	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Sanders, Parmer Earl   d. Bef 28 Jul 2022
  Mother	Dennis, Anna Marie   d. Bef 28 Jul 2022
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F19271	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thompson, R. L. 'RL',   b. 26 Jan 1928   d. 4 Apr 1999 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	10 Sep 1945	Holly Grove, Monroe County, Arkansas   [1]
  Age at Marriage	She was 20 years and 1 month - He was 17 years and 8 months.
  Children	1. Thompson, D.   2. Thompson, T.   3. Thompson, D.   4. Thompson, R. + 5. Thompson, R.G.
  Family ID	F19254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Aug 1925 - Pisgah Cemetery, Pottsville, Pope County, Arkansas Marriage - 10 Sep 1945 - Holly Grove, Monroe County, Arkansas Death - 28 Jul 2022 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 4 Aug 2022 - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 4 Aug 2022 - Rusk Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Marjorie E. Thompson, age 96, of Clay City, Illinois, passed away Thursday evening, July 28, 2022, at her home surrounded by her children. She was born August 1, 1925, in Pisgah, the daughter of Parmer Earl and Anna Marie (Dennis) Sanders. She was united in marriage to R.L. Thompson on September 10, 1945, in Holly Grove, Arkansas and together they shared 53 wedding anniversaries until his death April 4, 1999. Marjorie was a schoolteacher in a one room school in her early years and later a girl scout leader. She enjoyed attending auctions, collecting Fenton glass, watching birds, and her black rabbit and fish. She was an enthusiastic storyteller and could talk for hours reminiscing with family and friends. Marjorie worked hard to have hot meals delivered to the farm and hay hands and also operated a chicken house to help provide for her family. She was of the Christian faith. She is survived by her children: David (Jencie) Thompson of Clay City, Thomas (Cheryl) Thompson of Clay City, Debera (Don) Williams of Flora, Rebecca (Ric) Fopay of Flora, and Regina (Tom) Brooks of Clay City; grandchildren: Tim (Cindy) Thompson, Tyler (Juli) Thompson, Tonya (Charles) Behnke, Kristina (Larry) Eastin, Vanessa Fopay, Evangeline Fopay, Daniel (Felicia) Fopay, Athena (Tom) Gordon, Mackenzie Stone, Sierra (Chris) Young, John (Amber) Thompson, Kaylea Mills (Justin Wille), Shane Thompson-Barfield, Homer (Maria) Barfield, and Nick Barfield; 38 great-grandchildren; 18 great-great grandchildren; a sister-in-law: Imogene Cox of Flora; and a son by choice: Kenny Hogan. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; siblings: Harley Everett Sanders, Earl N. Sanders, Lena Patterson, Faye Erlene Hagen, and Ines Pringle; a grandson: Bryon Williams; 2 granddaughters: Laura Fopay and Karen Thompson; and a great-granddaughter: Tiffany Thompson. A funeral ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, August 4, 2022, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. Interment will follow in Rusk Cemetery, Flora. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday evening at the funeral home. Memorial donations are suggested to any charity of the donor’s choice and will be accepted through the funeral home.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15444] Frank & Bright Funeral Home., Obituary, Thompson, Marjorie E., 96, (http://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/1283/), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15732] Frank and Bright Funeral Homes, Flora, Illinois, Obituary, Brooks, Tommy Gene, 66, (https://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/1450/), none. (Reliability: 2).