Bonita Blanche Thompson

Duncan Banner
16 May 2002

Bonita Blanche Thompson

Bonita Blanche Thompson, 91, of Plano, Texas, formerly of Duncan, died Tuesday, May 14, 2002, in Plano.

Service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Don Grantham Funeral Home Chapel in Duncan with the Rev. Jody Hilliard officiating. Burial will be in Duncan City Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday in the funeral home.

Mrs. Thompson was born April 18, 1911, in Marlow to Bennett and Addie Mae Clark Atkins.

She married Hollie L. Thompson on Oct. 4, 1930, in Duncan. Following more than 70 years of marriage, he preceded her in death on July 26, 2001.

Mrs. Thompson received her grade school education in Marlow and finished high school in Duncan where she lived for 68 years.

She worked as a bookkeeper and teller for Security National Bank for 18 years, retiring April 15, 1976. After retiring, she stayed busy with ceramics and china painting hobbies and making and collecting dolls.

She was secretary of Credit Women's Breakfast Club, past noble grand and past officer of Rebekah Lodge and Rebekah of Ladies Encampment Auxiliary.

Mrs. Thompson was active in First Baptist Church and Home Extension group.

Survivors include a son, Hollie W. Thompson of Plano; two daughters, Loretta Sue Thomas of Richardson, Texas, and Patricia Kay Crabtree of Garland, Texas; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and all of her siblings.

Bearers will be Brent Thomas, Clay Thompson, Trent Thompson, Chuck Haley, Bryan Bell and Randall Wagner.