Dick Thompson
Funeral services for R.C. "Dick" Thompson, 90, were held today, Wednesday morning, at Zeiner Funeral Home in Marion.
He died July 27, 2002, at St. Luke Hospital in Marion.
Born Sept. 17, 1911, at Sash, Texas, he became a salesman for E.L. Sauer and Sons meat processors, Houston, Texas.
On Sept. 30, 1939, he was married to Pearl Ojeman at Houston.
Dick and Pearl Thompson moved to Marion nearly 20 years ago, to be near their daughter and her family.
He was a member of Valley United Methodist Church and the Sons of Herman lodge in Texas.
Survivors include their daughters, Peggy Blackman of Marion and Joyce Cogburn of Rosanky, Texas; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. One grandson, Kelly Blackman, preceded him in death.
Burial was in Marion Cemetery.
Memorial funds have been established at St. Luke Living Center and Marion Senior Center.
