Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Thompson, James Anthony August 9, 2006 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila L. Wakley iwakley@msn.com December 30, 2006, 1:33 pm The Dalles Chronicle, August 11, 2006 James Anthony Thompson, 87, The Dalles, died at a local care facility on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006. He was born in Morton, Wash. on Sept. 24, 1918, the second of nine children to Jewell Leonard and Frances (Cassel) Thompson. He worked as a heavy equipment mechanic and welder in the construction industry, traveling to wherever there was a broken piece of equipment. He married Blanche Lewis Dec. 29, 1941. They moved around Washington, Oregon and Idaho, working for various dam and highway construction projects, until settling in The Dalles in 1963. He was a member of the Elks Lodge, the Masons, and the Operating Engineers Union. He was a longtime volunteer for Meals on Wheels, and enjoyed fishing and gardening. He is survived by his children, Lola and Bruce Thompson-Hanson, Salem, Ruby Thompson, The Dalles; Jim and June Thompson, The Dalles, and Jay and Theresa Thompson, Port Angeles, Wash.; brothers George Thompson, Aloha, Vince Thompson, Lewiston, Idaho, Ralph Thompson, Pendleton; sisters Vivian Poulton, Burley, Idaho, and Nora Ruth Smith of Roseburg; two grand children, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife Blanche, three siblings, and daughters Hazel Jean and Anna Marie. A private cremation was held at The Dalles Win-Quatt Crematory, with Spencer, Libby, and Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements. A family memorial will be held at a later date. Additional Comments: Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/wasco/obits/t/thompson2758gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb