MYRTLE B. THOMPSON
BROWNVILLE - Myrtle B. Thompson, 90, wife of the late Kenneth W. Thompson, died Jan. 7, 2004, at a Dover-Foxcroft nursing home. She was born March 30, 1913, in Dover-Foxcroft, the daughter of Henry A. and Lila (Pennington) Bell. Mrs. Thompson had been employed as a telephone operator in Brownville for several years, and then retired from the U.S. Post Office in Brownville, where she had worked for many years as a postal clerk. She was a member of Echo Chapter No. 98 OES, the Brownville Snowmobile Club, and the Brownville Community Church.

She is survived by a daughter, Roberta Severance of Milo; a sister, Frances Strout of Dover-Foxcroft; three grandchildren, Jeff London and his wife, Ruth, Lisa York and her husband, Ed, and Dale Severance; three great-grandchildren, Casey Marks, Derek London, and Levi York; several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two brothers, Philip and Donald Bell.

Friends are invited to call from 10 a.m. until time of funeral service at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, at the Lary Funeral Home, Milo, with the Rev. George Ganglfinger officiating. Spring burial will be in the family lot in Evergreen Cemetery.