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Show I On Sipler.iber 19, 1312, their oldest I chad AMra passed away which was I a greaL sorrow to them. I Although he never took part in church activities, true religion to him was to visit the widowed and the fatherless, and many times their : hearts have been made glad by pro-j pro-j visions being left by him. Quite a j number of years of his life he has : suffered, from accidents or otherwise, cue time being confined to his home for five years with a broken hip, but through all the vicissitudes of life he has been faithfully attended by his patient wife. The last two weeks he has been confined to his bed, suffering intensely, until our Father saw fit, in His mercy to release '.-am. He passed peacefully away at his home at 4:00 a. m. November 23, 1934. He is survived by his wife, Anna j Amelia, one son Russel Thompson of : American Fork, and one daughter, ;Mrs. Dorothy Steele, Lego, Idaho, j fourteen grandchildren and three , greatgrandchildren. Andrew Thompson Dies After Long j Illness Funeral services were held in the : Second ward chapel Monday after- ! noon at 2:00 p. m. over the remains i of Andrew Thompson, who died at ! his home Saturday. Bishop E. H. ' Adams was in charge of tire services. A solo "O My Father," was sung by Marley Steele, American Fork, followed fol-lowed by the invocation by Thomas A. Atkinson. A biographical sketch cf the life of the deceased was read by Mrs. Vera Thompson. The speakers were Patriarch S. L. Swenson, Stake President W. W. Warnick and George Richards, a life long friend of the Thompson family. Other musical numbers were a duet by Mrs. Edna Boley and Mrs. LaDocia Wagstaff of American Fork, entitled "If You Could See Beyond Today"; and a duet, "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" Some-where" by Stella Hardman and Viola Beers. The benediction was pronounced pro-nounced by George Webb of Ameri- can Fork. Interment was in Pleasant Grove City cemetery where the grave was dedicated by Lester G. West. Biographical Sketch Andrew Thompson, son of Andrew C. and Madsina Madsen Thompson, was born July 21, 1867, at Pleasant Grove, Utah. His father and mother were of Danish descent, both born in Denmark, where they were convinced of the truthfulness of the Gospel brought to them by humble missionaries. mission-aries. Both embraced the same and gathered with the Saints of God, to the land of Zion and made Pleasant Grove their permanent home. When he was one and one-half years of age he was left motherless, and from that time on was left very much to the mercies of the world. At the age of 20, January 12, 1888, he was united in marriage to Anna Amelia West, daughter of Charles Henry and Frederica West, residents also of Pleasant Grove. To this union three children were born; Al-vira, Al-vira, Russell and Dorothy. He followed the occupation of farming and their first home was in what is now known as Highland, near the mouth of the canyon. Later Lat-er they moved back to Pleasant-Grove Pleasant-Grove where they have since resided. |