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Benjamin Franklin Thompson

Birth	:	6 Jan 1902 Mark, Davis County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	8 Sep 1957 Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Floris Cemetery, Floris, Davis County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.8712250, -92.3180080
Description	:	Ottumwa Courier, 9 Sep 1957 Ben F. Thompson, 55, of 920 South Madison avenue, died at Ottumwa hospital at 7:55 p.m. Sunday. He had been ill many weeks. Thompson had been an employee of John Deere Works for 27 years. As a public service hobby, he cared for Floris cemetery and several other cemeteries in Davis county. He was born at Mark, in Davis county, January 6, 1902. His parents were Charles A. and Myrta McVey Thompson. He had lived in Ottumwa 40 years. He and Mabel Taylor were married April 4, 1936, at Fairfield. She survives. Other survivors are a daughter, Joanne... Read More	Ottumwa Courier, 9 Sep 1957 Ben F. Thompson, 55, of 920 South Madison avenue, died at Ottumwa hospital at 7:55 p.m. Sunday. He had been ill many weeks. Thompson had been an employee of John Deere Works for 27 years. As a public service hobby, he cared for Floris cemetery and several other cemeteries in Davis county. He was born at Mark, in Davis county, January 6, 1902. His parents were Charles A. and Myrta McVey Thompson. He had lived in Ottumwa 40 years. He and Mabel Taylor were married April 4, 1936, at Fairfield. She survives. Other survivors are a daughter, Joanne at home; seven brothers who are Erie I. and David Thompson of Ottumwa, Wray and Orrin Thompson of Bloomfield, Robert Thompson of Eldon, George Thompson of Mt. Pleasant, and Roscoe Thompson of Griffith, Ind.; five sisters who are Mrs. Rosa Breckenridge, Mrs. Mary Kershner, and Mrs. Marguerite Martin, Ottumwa, Mrs. Susie Black of Batavia, and Mrs. Martha Show of Los Angeles; an uncle George McVey, Sr., and several nieces and nephews. An infant daughter, Kathleen; and a sister, Mrs. Carrie Elliott, preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Johnson funeral chapel, Elder Donald Madison of the Seventh Day Adventist church will be in charge. Burial will be in Floris cemetery. Fellow employees at John Deere Ottumwa Works will be pallbearers. The casket will be closed at the beginning of the service.

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Benjamin Franklin Thompson's memorial is located at: Floris Cemetery, Floris, Davis County, USA.
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Benjamin Franklin Thompson death on 8 Sep 1957 in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.8712250
Longitude: -92.3180080

Family Members:

Parent

Charles A Thompson

(1869 - 1929)

Myrta Jane McVey Thompson

(1873 - 1947)

Spouse

Mabel Virginia Taylor Thompson

(1909 - 1991)

Siblings

Erie I Thompson

(1893 - 1961)

Raymond Ellsworth Thompson

(1894 - 1972)

Orrin Henry Thompson

(1895 - 1968)

Carrie Elizabeth Thompson Elliott

(1896 - 1949)

Roscoe C. Thompson

(1898 - 1989)

Rosa Olive Thompson Breckenridge

(1900 - 1996)

Mary Lorena Thompson Kershner

(1903 - 1958)

George Arthur Thompson

(1905 - 1992)

Robert Leon “Bob” Thompson

(1908 - 1983)

Marguerite Elyn Thompson Martin

(1912 - 1981)

Susie Frances Thompson Black

(1918 - 1994)

Children

Kathleen J. Thompson

(unknow - 1949)

Joanne T Thompson Ancell

(1937 - 2019)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Floris Cemetery
Floris, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8712250, -92.3180080

2. Peden Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8848000, -92.3291000

3. Pierce Cemetery
Floris, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8708000, -92.2938995

4. Mount Gilead Cemetery
Floris, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8683014, -92.2667007

5. Mars Hill Cemetery
Ottumwa, Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8993000, -92.3572000

6. Fiedler Cemetery
Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9124985, -92.3131027

7. Jay Cemetery
Floris, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8288994, -92.3227997

8. Wilson Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8249000, -92.3103000

9. Spence Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8863907, -92.3847198

10. Glasgow Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8856010, -92.2497025

11. Sedore Family Cemetery
Ottumwa, Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9046100, -92.2623100

12. Swinney Cemetery
Drakesville, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8411110, -92.3847220

13. Bethlehem Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8699989, -92.2399979

14. Fite Hill Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8972414, -92.2474037

15. Railback Cemetery
Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9250182, -92.2835155

16. SIOC Cemetery
Eldon, Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9190903, -92.2705612

17. White Cemetery
Bloomfield, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8112810, -92.3039270

18. Jackson Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8361015, -92.2506027

19. Dunnville Cemetery
Floris, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8227997, -92.3796997

20. Cooper Cemetery
Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9442482, -92.3064423

21. Rouch Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8018990, -92.2688980

22. Kingdom Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8428001, -92.4194031

23. Rime Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8899994, -92.4285965

24. Eldon Cemetery
Eldon, Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9296989, -92.2249985