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THOMPSON -- Jane Thompson, age 93, passed away on Monday, August 20, 2007 at her home at La Vida Llena Retirement Community in NE Albuquerque. She was predeceased by her husband of over 60 years, F. Burt Thompson, almost 10 years ago. She is survived by her four children, Dr. Tommy (Peggy) Thompson of Reno, NV, Dr. Jack (Dawn) Thompson of Clarkston, MI, Robert (Donna) Thompson of Edgewood, NM, and Ann (Jack) Steele of Mesquite, NV. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren; and by two sisters, Jo (Bud) Moore of Garden Grove, CA, and Elizabeth (Horace) Elliott of Sun City, AZ. She was born on April 20, 1914 in Devol, OK to John Manly and Linda Ollie Shaw. She graduated from high school in Amarillo, TX and moved to Tucumcari, NM with her husband where her four children were born. They also lived in Las Vegas, NM for 6 years and moved to Albuquerque in 1957. She and her husband were faithful and active members of the Trinity Baptist Church in Tucumcari, the First Baptist Church in Las Vegas, and Heights Baptist and First Baptist Churches in Albuquerque. She was an accomplished seamstress, making most of the clothes for herself and her children. She was also an accomplished cook and pie maker. She and her husband were active in a craft and travel group known as the Blackfeet Tribe and visited many foreign lands and made beautiful flower and photo crafts for their homes. Funeral arrangements are being handled by French's Mortuary at 1111 University NE (Phone: (505-843-6333) in Albuquerque. Internment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park.
        Published on: Fri August 24, 2007