The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-06
MRS. JANE B. THOMPSON
me Passing Away of a Topeka
Pioneer.

MRS. Jane B. Thompson died at stor-
n raaon :. hospital last evening, from can
Ger OF the stomach. She had f1ean Sc
Llously i'll for three weeks. ON SIM
10y 10y ner condition was SO critical that
Stle was taken to the hospital. ON
iIlOn9ay a necessary operation fol-
naacef,,,t enc passed away quietly and
Ihus ended the life of a good wo-
1 tilan VINO mad been identified with the
Dest interests of Topeka for forty
ars, coming to this city in Septem-
70 y; She was born in Perry
SSounty. pennsylvania, near Harris
purg, December %. 1888. She lacked
out rev days of being n years of
age. she was married at MiffIintown,
M a., november 20, 1859 to Thomas B.
90 lpson' who died in Topeka, May
~, 1SSV. She leaves four children:
MRS. Minnie A. Willard wife of Frank
y: willard, Mrs. Alberta t Alexander,
MISS Mary M. Thompson of Topeka,
11rs. henrietta T. Bonebrake, wife of
req Bonebrake of Usage City; a STEP
SON. Dr. Alton H. Thompson of To-
Peka' step-daughter, Miss Clara J.
thompson of Mifflintown. Pa, w. A.
L: thompson, stepbrother, Mrs. L. B.
ncSlintock, step-sister, Of Topeka,
ana Mrs. Carrie Watson a step-sister
OF Chicago. Four children. other than
tnose Irving, were born to her. but died
IN infancy or early childhood. All but
TWO or her children We're born in this
cry She was a grandmother of fen
The funeral will take place from the
nome 10l4 Topeka avenue, Wednesday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock. The services
VIII be conducted by Rev. DR.. s. s.
Estey. The pallbearers will be: r. B.
Bonebrake, F. q. Willard, Burr willard
francis Willard, A. A. Rodgers. Wal
Ter Thompson, George Willard.
grandson, who would have been
Sne OF the palibearers. is sick at the
n
The death of Mrs. Thompson carries
sorrow and mourning directly into
nearly score of homes of relatives in
TINS city, and to an unusually wide
large connections in Topeka, among
those related being w. A. l. Thompson,
A. K. Rodgers, A. A. Rodgers, P. /.
Bonebrake, f. M. Bonebrake. Walter
thompson, Robert Thompson, Mrs. Dorr
Norton, Mrs. Alberta McGiffert, L 3.
McCltntock DR.. George Dick and 9TH
ers.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson came
to Topeka 40 years ago, they first lived
IN a stone house, which is still a land
mark, on. the east side Of Monroe street
between Seventh and Eighth avenues.
Later they for many years lived at
Tenth and Jackson; about 20 years ago
building the home at 1914 Topeka ave-
nue..
Mrs. Thompson lived happy, useful
quiet, simple life She was ever
thoughtful and considerable of others
and seemed always to be on mission
of service. She was a life long mem
Der and worker of the First Presby-
terrain church, taking an active part
In it's aid societies. Up to her last
moments she was thoughtful of others
and of those she would leave behind
more than Of herself.
During her illness a wealth of flow
ers was sent to her, but she expressed
desire that flowers be not sent to the
Frrr lArr ~ Ire-r.
who would like to send them might not
be able conveniently to do SO. She
wished that the services be brief and
simple. The family desires to carry
The burial at Topeka cemetery will be
private.
Thanksgiving was always a bright
incident in the life of Mrs. Thompson.
She celebrated that day by giving a
dinner to her children and grandchil
dren and other relatives and in forty
years she had never but once missed
an occasion of this kind. At one of
these dinner there were seventy-five
relatives at table. On last THANKSGIVING
present They numbered twenty-three.
She insisted upon putting off visit to
the hospital in order to be present at
this dinner and in an invalid's chair
sat at the table. She had arranged
for Christmas presents for all of her
children and grandchildren.
One to whom she has been very near
writes this tribute to the good woman
who has just passed away:
Mother Thompson.
s'Now but an inert piece of Gods
perfect workout Mother Thompson,
mother. Ali who upon earth ever
had a more perfect title to that word
mother in its every meaning. Wher-
ever was there a mother so little con-
cerned of self and so much of others.
Whoever looked on countenance