Gloria H. Thompson, age 86, a retired school teacher from the Jefferson County School Board passed away June 29, 2011 in Tallahassee, Florida.
Funeral services were held Saturday, July 2, 2011, at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 325 W. Walnut Street, Monticello, Florida 32344. The family received friends Friday July 1, 2011, from 6:-8 p.m. at Beggs Funeral Home, Monticello Chapel, 485 East Dogwood Street, Monticello, Florida 32344. Interment will follow the service at Roseland Cemetery. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Robert M. Hendry Memorial Church, c/o Judy Steen, P. O. Box 604, Shady Grove, Florida 32357.
Mrs. Thompson was a native of Madison County and had lived in Taylor County before moving to Monticello in 1951. She was a past member of the United Daughters of Confederacy, and was a graduate of Florida State College for Women, Mrs. Thompson also worked at Braswell’s Department store in Monticello. She was of Methodist faith and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Monticello.
Mrs. Thompson is survived by two daughters, Gwen Thompson Beat (James “Cy”) of Aucilla, Florida and Margaret “Marty” Dalton (David) of Moultrie, Georgia; six grandchildren; and 13 great grandchildren.
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