Edith L. Thompson Boston, 91, Bidwell, passed away April 19, 2004 in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. She was born October 9, 1912, in Ronda, West Virginia, daughter of the late Clarence and Norma Wilson Bickers.
She was a homemaker and attended Springfield Baptist Church, Bidwell, OH.
She is survived by:
Two Sons:
John W. (June) Thompson, Indianapolis, IN
Clarence (Judy) Thompson, Pataskala, OH
Four Daughters:
Wanda (Oscar) Hager, Grove City, OH
Frances (Joe) Dobbins, Bidwell, OH
Nancy (David Sr.) Dobbins, Bidwell, OH
Katherine (Henry) Maynard, Bidwell, OH
25 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren, several great-great-grandchildren
Two stepsons
Several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
Two Sisters:
Faye Sayre, Cleveland, OH
Gertrude Nelson, OH
Sister-in-law:
Helen Bickers, Rio Grande, OH
She was preceded in death by her first husband, John Henry Thompson, who passed away in 1959; her second husband, William Boston, who passed away in 1983; and three brothers, Benson Bickers, Melvin Bickers, and Clarence Bickers Jr.
Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 P.M., Friday, April 23, 2004 in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, 420 First Ave., Gallipolis, OH 45631 with Pastor Isaac Shupe officiating. Burial will follow in Centenary Cemetery. Friends may call the funeral home Thursday, April 22, 2004 from 5:00-8:00 P.M. Condolences may be emailed to mccoymoore@charter.net or www.timeformemory.com/mm.
