St. Clair County Obits

WILLIAM MILES THOMPSON

18 May 1999
William Miles Thompson
William Miles Thompson, 92, a resident of Medicalodge of Fort Scott, died Tuesday afternoon, May 18, 1999 in Mercy Hospital Emergency Room. He was born Aug. 26, 1906 in Osceola, Mo., the son of John L. and Maggie Stark Thompson. He married Eva Ruth Shannon on Jan. 5, 1928 in Fort Scott. She preceded him in death on Dec. 12, 1988. He was retired as a heavy equipment operator.
Survivors include two sons, Miles Thompson, Manhattan Beach, Calif., and F. J. Thompson of Kansas City, Mo.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Ernest Thompson and George Thompson; and two sisters, Ruby Waite and Virgie Hall.
The Rev. Ron Schultz, pastor of St. John's United Methodist Church, will conduct graveside services at 10 a.m. Saturday in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Friends may meet at the Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel prior to leaving for the cemetery at 9:45 a.m.

William Miles Thompson
The Rev. Ron Schultz conducted graveside services for William Miles Thompson, Saturday morning at the Memory Gardens Cemetery of Bourbon County. Pallbearers were Ron Schultz, Jerry Witt, Brad Blubaugh, and Ken Koester. Services were under the direction of the Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel.

Kansas City Star, 22 May 1999
William Miles Thompson
William Miles Thompson, 92, Fort Scott, Kansas, (formerly of Gladstone, MO) died Tuesday, May 18, 1999, at Mercy Hospital, Fort Scott. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 22, at Memory Gardens Cemetery, with Rev. Ron Schultz officiating. Friends may meet Saturday at the Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel in Fort Scott prior to leaving for the cemetery at 9:45 a.m. (Arrangements: Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel, Fort Scott, Kansas)