Share Howard A. Thompson's obituary with others.
Invite friends and family to read the obituary and add memories.
Stay updated
We'll notify you when service details or new memories are added.
You're now following this obituary
We'll email you when there are updates.
Please select what you would like included for printing:
IN LOVING MEMORY OF Howard A. Thompson
Howard A.
Thompson
December 16, 1924 – April 17, 2011
Howard A. Thompson's Obituary
Howard A. Thompson, 86, of Hutchinson, died April 17, 2011, at Hospice House.
He was born Dec. 16, 1924, in Coudersport, Pa., the son of Herbert and Mary Bertran Thompson.
He graduated from Coudersport High School, Roberts Jr. College and Clarion University. He later received his master's degree from Penn State University. He was a retired superintendent of schools in Willow Hill, Pa., and previously was superintendent of schools in Warren, Pa. He had also taught school in Warren, Pa. After retirement, he worked as an insurance agent in Pennsylvania and Kansas until 1995. He moved with his wife to Hutchinson in 1989. He was a member of the First Church Of The Nazarene in Hutchinson and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.
He married Patricia E. Neeley on Dec. 23, 1947, in Fleming, Pa. She survives.
Other survivors include: three sons, Thomas Thompson of Colorado Springs, Colo., Larry Thompson of Hutchinson, and Roger Thompson of Mustang, Okla.; four daughters, Carol Kellogg of Chambersburg, Pa., Amy Mitchell of Hutchinson, Annette Vogt of Cotopaxi, Colo., and Kelli Fure of Hutchinson; a sister, Dorothy Cox of Rocky Mount, N.C.; 15 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister.
Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 1, 2011, at First Church Of The Nazarene in Hutchinson, with Pastor Bones Nay presiding. A register book may be signed Wednesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Elliott Mortuary.
Memorial contributions may be given to Hospice of Reno County, sent in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.
Visit www.elliottmortuary.com to leave the family a condolence.
He was born Dec. 16, 1924, in Coudersport, Pa., the son of Herbert and Mary Bertran Thompson.
He graduated from Coudersport High School, Roberts Jr. College and Clarion University. He later received his master's degree from Penn State University. He was a retired superintendent of schools in Willow Hill, Pa., and previously was superintendent of schools in Warren, Pa. He had also taught school in Warren, Pa. After retirement, he worked as an insurance agent in Pennsylvania and Kansas until 1995. He moved with his wife to Hutchinson in 1989. He was a member of the First Church Of The Nazarene in Hutchinson and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.
He married Patricia E. Neeley on Dec. 23, 1947, in Fleming, Pa. She survives.
Other survivors include: three sons, Thomas Thompson of Colorado Springs, Colo., Larry Thompson of Hutchinson, and Roger Thompson of Mustang, Okla.; four daughters, Carol Kellogg of Chambersburg, Pa., Amy Mitchell of Hutchinson, Annette Vogt of Cotopaxi, Colo., and Kelli Fure of Hutchinson; a sister, Dorothy Cox of Rocky Mount, N.C.; 15 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister.
Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 1, 2011, at First Church Of The Nazarene in Hutchinson, with Pastor Bones Nay presiding. A register book may be signed Wednesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Elliott Mortuary.
Memorial contributions may be given to Hospice of Reno County, sent in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.
Visit www.elliottmortuary.com to leave the family a condolence.
To order memorial trees in memory of Howard A. Thompson, please visit our tree store.
Howard A. Thompson's Guestbook
Visits: 0
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors