Lamar County Texas Cemetery Records

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Thompson, James Ralph 204202

Birth: 11/12/1890 Death: 12/31/1960 Marriage:

Cemetery: Evergreen (44-05-04)

Record Source: The Paris News, Texas Death Certificate

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THE PARIS NEWS, Sunday, January 1, 1961, p.3: “James R. Thompson, 448-3rd SW, died at home Saturday at 5 a.m., of illness. He was formerly a laundry operator. Services are set Monday at 2:30 p.m. at Gene Roden & Sons chapel, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, the Garretts Bluff Masonic Lodge to conduct committal rites. Born in Paris, November 12, 1890, Mr. Thompson was a member of the West Paris Church of Christ. He leaves his wife, the former Miss Bessie Meacham, and these children; Jack Thompson, Arlington; Mrs. Mable Hammett and Mrs. Marie Cope, Dallas; and Mrs. Margaret Blassard, Houston, besides 11 grandchildren.”

Information from Texas Death Certificate:
Name: James Ralph Thompson
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 31 Dec 1960
Event Place: Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 12 Nov 1890
Birthplace: Texas
Father’s Name:
Mother’s Name:
Certificate Number: 76995
GS Film number: 2116620
Digital Folder Number: 005145502
Image Number: 02182
Citing this Record
“Texas Deaths, 1890-1976,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K34Y-TDC : 13 March 2018), James Ralph Thompson, 31 Dec 1960; citing certificate number 76995, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,116,620.

Buried next to Abner D. Helm.

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