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Obituary:

A service will begin at 4 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Gardens Funeral Chapel for Harry C. Thompson, 87, who died at home Saturday, June 22, 1996. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Born May 14, 1909, in Elko, Ill., Mr. Thompson had lived in the Vancouver area 13 years. He had worked as a welder for 30 years, retiring in 1972. His family said he was an outstanding gardener and enjoyed attending garage sales. Mr. Thompson was a member of the Rose City Baptist Church in Portland.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary E., in 1983, and his second wife, Joan, in 1995.

Survivors include two daughters, Alice Wilushewski of Moscow, Pa., and Wilma L. Baker of Vancouver; one son, Robert L. of Portland; three sisters, Thelma M., Dorothy A. and Betty D., all of Granite City, Ill.; 13 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

(Published in The Vancouver Columbian on June 25, 1996)

Harry married Joan Vaughn 15 Nov 1948. Joan (daughter of Robert Napoleon Vaughn and Verna Izora Crow) was born 22 Jan 1925, Campbell, Dunklin County, Missouri, USA; died 28 Jan 1994, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA; was buried , Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum - Peoria, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Rhonda Marie Thompson was born 12 Mar 1956, Missouri, USA; died 13 Jul 1974.