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MR. MACK BRIDETHOMPSON, SR.Mr, Mack Bride Thompson, Sr., of 1523 Maple Avenue, Burlington, departed this life on Monday, December 11, at 1:15 p. m., at his residence following 2Mi months of declining health and three weeks of critical illness.A native of Burlington, he was the son of the late Mrs, Cora Pennix Thompson and of the late Jerry M. Thompson.He wad a pioneer civic leader and businessman of Burlingtonwhose activities were curtailed i by his recent illness. 1He was a member of Ebenezer \ United Church of Christ where I' l g i I Vftfc a • * • V A Ithe funeral serviqe was held on Thursday, December 14, at 3:30 p. m. The Reverend W. M. Lake and the Reverend Nathaniel Gaylord officiated, burial fol-l lowing in Burlington City Cemetery, IMr, Thompson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Delacy Isley Thompson of the home; four daughters, Mrs. Geralde Davis of Brooklyn, N. Y,, Mrs. Gwynn Alexander of Jamaica, Long Island, N. Y„ Mrs. Ida T. Willis of Washington, D. C., and Miss Cora Lee Thompson of the home; two sons, Mack Bride Thompson, Jr. and Tacy Matthew Thompson, both of Burlington; 18 grandchildren; 0 great-grandchildren; six sisters Mrs, Zonnie Holt, Mrs. Lovelia Cobb, Mrs. Madeline Jackson Mrs, Doretha Badahur and Mrs Codell Clayton, all of New York city, and Mrs. Marcree Summers of Burlington; 4 brothers, William Kirk Thompson and Leon Thompson of Burlington, Clifton Thompson of Englewood N. J., and Norman Thompson of New York City.The body remained at Hargett and Bryant Funeral Home until taken to the home at 1523 Maple Ave,, on Wednesday at 4:00 pm., where it remained until placed in state at the church on Thursday for an hour prior to funeral services. Visitation began at the home on Wednesday at 4:00 p, m.Arrangements for Mr. Mack Bride Thompson, Sr. by Hargett and Bryant Funeral Home.
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Greensboro Future Outlook
Greensboro, North Carolina, US
Fri, Dec 22, 1967
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