Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1917 — Funeral of Mrs. Jennie Thompson To Be Sunday Afternoon. [ARTICLE]

Funeral of Mrs. Jennie Thompson To Be Sunday Afternoon.

The funeral of Mirs. Jennie Thompson will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the home of her step-son, Ray D. Thompson, on Milroy avenue. The services will be conducted by Rev? 4 J. Budman Fleming, of the Presbyterian church and interment * will be made in Weston cemetery. Mrs. Thompson was born July 3, 1840, in Copley, Summit county, Ohio, and was, therefore, 76 years, 9 months and 10 days of age at the time of her death. , , “ . Deceased was the only daughter oi Joseph and Loretta Robinson and with them and her brothers, Charles L., George M., Oliver P., and Welcome D., in 1863, moved to Jasper county, Indiana. One brother, Welcome D., of Lowell, Ind., survives. On January 29, 1871, she was married to Edward H. Laßue and with him moved to Brilington, Kansas, coming to Rensselaer in 1873. Mr. Laßue passed away January 2, 1974. On August 29, 1885, she married Thomas Thompson, who died July 18, 1900. Mrs. Thompson was a devoted memof the Presbyterian church, with which she was affiliated a great many years. In the death of Mrs. Thompson, Rensselaer losps one of the -most noble characters who ever lived in this community, and during her long residence here she had made her goodness felt in various circles and the news of her death caused much general sorrow. ■Dr. W. L. Myer and daughter, Margaret, went to Frankfort afternoon, where they will join Mrs. Myer and daughter for a week end visit with relatives Dr. Hans son, local salesman for the Overland automobile, reports having sold a five-passenger touring car to Amel Schultz, of Union township, and a fine big seven-passenger Silent Knight to Claude Townsend, the druggist at Remington. If there is anything the doctor likes better than selling an automobile it is selling three.