Extracted from The Longview News-Journal (Longview, TX)
Bertha Opal Thompson
Graveside services for Bertha Opal Thompson, 86, of Longview, formerly of Dover, Ark., will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, January 5, 2006, at Floyd Cemetery, with the Reverend Scott Schulik of Mobberly Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Longview, 1617 Judson Road.
Mrs. Thompson was born March 19, 1919, in Alexandria, La., to Bill [sic Ben] and Molly Terry. She passed away Monday, January 2, 2006, at a Longview hospital.
Before retirement, Mrs. Thompson was a nurse's aide. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Dover, Arkansas.
A loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Mrs. Thompson was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Allen Thompson; infant son, Jerry Lee White; and grandson, David Allen Southerland.
She is survived by her daughters Mary Edwards of Longview, and Sandra Hampton of Dover, Ark.; son, Don White of Gladewater; grandchildren, Brandalyn McGrede Gary, Shawn McGrede, Joe Edwards, Kyle Edwards, Kimberly White, Nicole White Hickerson, Justin White, Wesley Southerland, Jason Southerland, and Angela Hampton; as well as 11 great-grandchildren.
A memborial guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com.
Wednesday, January 4, 2006