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Edith Jean Thompson Lewton

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Birth	:	21 Oct 1928 Valley Falls, Jefferson County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	16 Feb 1984 Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Millsboro, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.6145287, -75.3164597
Description	:	The Valley Falls Vindicator, 23 Feb 1984, Pg 10, cl 4 MRS. EDITH J. LEWTON Mrs. Edith Jean Lewton, 55, Valley Falls, died Thursday, Feb. 16, at a Topeka hospital where she was admitted Sunday, Feb. 12. She had a perforated ulcer. Mrs. Lewton and her husband operated the Lewton Liquor Store in Valley Falls for 10 years. She previously worked at Fairview Nursing Home in Oskaloosa and Elms Nursing Home in Winchester. She was born Oct. 21, 1928, at Valley Falls, the daughter of Adlai and Freda McCrea Thompson. ... Read More	The Valley Falls Vindicator, 23 Feb 1984, Pg 10, cl 4 MRS. EDITH J. LEWTON Mrs. Edith Jean Lewton, 55, Valley Falls, died Thursday, Feb. 16, at a Topeka hospital where she was admitted Sunday, Feb. 12. She had a perforated ulcer. Mrs. Lewton and her husband operated the Lewton Liquor Store in Valley Falls for 10 years. She previously worked at Fairview Nursing Home in Oskaloosa and Elms Nursing Home in Winchester. She was born Oct. 21, 1928, at Valley Falls, the daughter of Adlai and Freda McCrea Thompson. She spent most of her life in the Valley Falls community. Mrs. Lewton was a member of Coal Creek United Methodist Church north of Valley Falls and Grahem-Herbers Post No. 3084 of Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary at Valley Falls. She was married to Pete Lewton June 22, 1951, at Bentonville, Ark. He survives. Other survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Louise Snodgrass, Winchester, and Mrs. Deloris Hientzelman, Eliot, Maine. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Alvan Thompson in March 1980, and Norman Thompson in September 1979. Services were Monday, Feb. 20, at Coal Creek United Methodist Church. Burial was in Coal Creek Cemetery north of Valley Falls. Nellis-Hagge Funeral Home, Valley Falls, was in charge of arrangements. Memorials to Valley Falls Rescue Unit c/o the funeral home. Officiating at the service were the Rev. Wilbur Purvis and the Rev. Robert Henning. Mrs. Dale Jepson was organist and Norman Nellis was soloist. Honorary pallbearers were Mrs. Willard Shell, Mrs. John Todd, Don Shell, Ron Frakes, and Don Pickell. Pallbearers were Jack Stein, John Stein, Paul Miller, Gaylen Hayden, Noland Schneider, and Roy Allen.

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Edith Jean Thompson Lewton's memorial is located at: Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Millsboro, Sussex County, USA.
When did Edith Jean Thompson Lewton death?
Edith Jean Thompson Lewton death on 16 Feb 1984 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 38.6145287
Longitude: -75.3164597

Family Members:

Parent

Adlai Stevenson Thompson

(1892 - 1944)

Spouse

Pete Glenn Lewton

(1922 - 2002)

Siblings

Adlai Alvan Thompson

(1924 - 1980)

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