Thompson, Merle Jane

1938 - 2010  (71 years)

• Name	Thompson, Merle Jane
  Born	25 Nov 1938	Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	10 Jul 2010	Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA
  Buried	Waco Memorial Park - Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I3754	Coursey-Sansing Tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Family	Anderson, Robert Dean (Shorty),   b. 21 Feb 1930, Frost, Navarro County, Texas, USA ,   d. 7 Dec 2000, McLennan County, Texas, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	10 Feb 1968	Falls County, Texas, USA
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F1693	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary Merle Jane Thompson Anderson, 71, of Bosqueville, left this world Saturday, July 10, 2010, at Crestview Nursing Home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 13, at Lake Shore Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Ronnie Holmes officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, July 12, at Lake Shore Funeral Home, in Waco. Merle was born in Valley Mills, Texas, to the late J.I. and Talma Thompson. She and her sister, Sophie Powers, started Powers Embroidery, where she worked for over fifty years. She married the love of her life, Shorty Anderson on Feb. 10, 1968. Merle loved horses, rodeos, football, Nascar, family, and friends. Her infectious laugh brought joy to those around her. She was a member of Walter Baldwin Chapter #929 Order of the Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by her husband, Shorty; and five siblings. Survivors include daughters, Deborah Key, Cindy Foster, and Melinda Walter; stepchildren, David, Gaylon, and Belinda Mathis; 11 grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; brother, Jay Thompson; sister, Dorothy Crye; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Published in the Waco Tribune-Herald on July 12, 2010.