Izilda Thompson 1922-2016

Graveside services for Izilda Grace “Peg” Thompson, 94, of Edgewood, are scheduled for this summer in Nebraska. Services are under the direction of Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home.
Mrs. Thompson died on Saturday, April 9, 2016.  
She was born on March 13, 1922, in Mitchell, Neb. and she remained a life-long Husker fan. She attended the University of Arizona and the University of Nebraska, where she earned a Bachelor’s of Arts degree.
She was married to Marvin D. Thompson on Feb. 5, 1945. She taught kindergarten through 12th  grade in a one room country school, while her husband served in the pacific during World War II.
She retired in 1984, from the Credit Bureau of Greater Houston, as Personnel Supervisor.
She was a part of many organizations such as Order of Eastern Star, Daughters of the American Revolution, Alpha Chi Omega, Beta Sigma Phi, and was a member of Hilltop Lakes Chapel in Hilltop.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Marvin D. Thompson; infant son; grandson, Patrick Thompson; a brother and sister.
She is survived by her son, Stuart Thompson and wife, Bernadelle of Hunt; daughter, Susan Brown and husband, James of Edgewood; grandsons, Thomas Thompson and wife, Jessica of Colorado Springs, Colo. and Fletcher Brown and wife, Chealsey of Edgewood, granddaughter, Jamie and husband, Brandon Stowe of Spring; six great grandchildren; brother, James Lee Elliott and wife, Colleen of Mitchell, Neb.