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Obituary for Loretta A. Thompson

Loretta A. Thompson, age 90, of Wooster, went home to be with her Lord, Monday morning, September 24th, 2012 at Wooster Community Hospital where she was surrounded by her loved ones following a period of declining health.
Services will be Thursday, 7:00 p.m. at Custer-Glenn Funeral Home, 2284 Benden Dr., Wooster with Rev.'s James McComas and Travis McKenzie officiating. It was her wishes for private interment to take place at the convenience of the family at Union Grove Cemetery in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
Visitation will be one hour (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.) prior to services on Thursday.
Memorial contributions may be made in lieu of flowers to: the Canaan Free Will Baptist Church Building Fund, 12723 Cleveland Rd.,Creston, Ohio 44217.
Words of comfort may be shared with the family at: www.custerglenn.com.
She was born on June 24, 1922 in Vernon Village, Wyoming County, PA. to John Silkworth and Annie Elizabeth (Huey) Cook and has been a Wooster resident for the last 17 years.
She married Samuel Edward Thompson on February 24, 1939 in Forty-Fort, PA. He went home to be with the Lord in November, 2000.
She previously lived in the Vermillion, Ohio area for close to 40 years before moving to the Mount Vernon area in 1988.
She most recently attended Canaan Free Will Baptist Church in Creston. In her previous years, she was affiliated with the Foursquare Gospel Church and the Church Of God denomination.
She mostly enjoyed spending time with and praying for those she knew, especially each of her family members.
She is survived by a son, Allen (Diane) Thompson of Mesa, Arizona; 2 daughters, Eva (Ed) Taylor of Leesburg, Florida and Lora (Milton) Ledford of Wooster, Ohio; 10 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and 9 great-great grandchildren, along with another on the way; several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her 9 siblings and their spouses.



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