Obit: Thompson, Jennie (1835 - 1903)
 

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Surnames: THOMPSON CARTER PALMS GILMORE WHEELOCK SCHOFIELD WILLIAMS JOYCE BISHOP BOOTH ROOT WESENBER

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner August, 1903

OBITUARY MENTION
 

Mrs. Jennie THOMPSON, wife of Mayor B. F. THOMPSON, whose death occurred Sunday, Aug. 2, at 12:30 was a native of the state of Maine where she was born in 1835. In 1862, she was united in marriage to B. F. THOMPSON and the next year she and her husband came to La Crosse where they lived until 1871 when they came to Greenwood where they have since resided.

In all her acquaintanceship Mrs. THOMPSON revealed a high ideal of life and impressed all with a noble character. During the past few years she has suffered more or less from ill health and when the sickness which proved to be the last, came on she expressed a willingness and a desire to pass on to the other world, she speaking of death as a "bend in the road," which meant better things beyond. Her only regret was the leaving alone and desolate of her faithful husband whose chief care and pleasure has always been the welfare of his wife.

The funeral services, which to the choosing of the hymns and other details had been talked over by Mrs. THOMPSON with two of her most intimate friends, Mrs. F. M. CARTER and Mrs. W. H. PALMS, several weeks before her demise, were held Wednesday afternoon from the home, Rev. F. A. GILMORE, pastor of the first Unitarian church of Madison, officiating. A choir, composed of Mrs. WHEELOCK of Neillsville, Mrs. Robt. SCHOFIELD, Mrs. M. T. WILLIAMS, Dr. H. R. SCHOFIELD, and Mr. JOYCE, rendered several musical selections. During the funeral all business places were closed, while the evening before the city council, of which Mr. THOMPSON is the head, had a meeting and passed resolutions of condolence.

The long procession to the Greenwood cemetery, were the remains were laid to rest, was headed by the Greenwood Brass Band, which rendered appropriate funeral marches. The services at the grave were simple and appropriate. As the body was slowly lowered to its last earthly resting place by a lowering device which Undertaker G. W. BISHOP had purchased and was using for the first time, the choir sang "Nearer My God to Thee," a favorite hymn of the deceased.

The pall bearers were John BOOTH, W. H. PALMS, Wm. WESENBER, Henry JOHNSON, H. M. ROOT and Robt. SCHOFIELD.