| Show i Mother of Well Known Partite Passes On Mrs Rebecca Ib Thompson on 89 89 prominent pioneer and Beavers Beaver's oldest resident passed away at the family home Tuesday following ill health for several l years of oC ailments incident to age She was born March 23 1851 at Sid Sid- Sidney Sidney Sidney ney Australia a a. daughter of or Henry and Sarah Willis Gale When she was two years of ot age her parents left Australia as L. L D. D S S. S converts for America They settled In San Bernadino Bernadine Cali Call California California fornia where they remained until 1858 I when they came to Beaver Mrs Thompson experienced all the I hardships of ot pioneer life Ufe In Beaver as asit asIt asit it had only been settled two years prior to their arrival She married James I I Thompson at Beaver Benver November 21 1867 1807 later remarrying In the Salt Lake L. L D. D S. S Temple She was a Relief society teacher for many years In 1887 her husband was called on a year two-year mission for the th e L. L D. D S. S church to England During his absence she supported five lve children and sent money to him She was the mother mothe r 1 of ot nine sons and daughters i Mrs Thompson was an honorary member of ot the Greenwood camp of the Ser Ser- Service Daughters of Utah Pioneers and a Ser Ser- Service Seri i vice Star mother She Is survived by b Y I three sons Homer D. D D Thompson former forme r Beaver county commissioner and civic civi c leader and Leo Thompson former Bea Bea- Beaver Beaver Beaver ver City electrician both of Beaver and an d Thompson of Park City thirty Y grandchildren and twenty-seven twenty great great- grandchildren two brothers and one on e half halt sister Thomas Gale of ot New Mexico Joseph Gale Galo of bf f Boise Idaho and Mrs Fannie Cope of ot Arcadia Utah Utah Beaver Beaver Beave r Press Deceased was the mother of Mr Wll Wll- Willard lard Thompson of this city and grand grand- grandmother grandmother grandmother mother of ot our city recorder Attending g tho the funeral from this city which was wa s conducted at the L. L D. D D S S. chapel at Bea Bea- Beaver Beaver Beaver ver were Mr and Mrs Williard Thomp Thomp- Thompson son Mrs Ted Thompson Mrs Airs Albert Albe Denny and Mr Jay Thompson I |
