OBIT: Lorena F. (BENDER) THOMPSON, 1953, Blair County, PA

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MRS. LORENA F. THOMPSON DIES AT METHODIST HOME

Mrs. Lorena F. Thompson, a guest at Methodist Home for the Aged, since
Sept. 24, 1937, died yesterday afternoon at the Home at 1:05 o'clock.

She was born Oct. 31, 1871, at Millerstown, the daughter of Jacob and
Martha Frank Bender.  She Married Charles H. Thompson, who died in
1936.

Mrs. Thompson was a member of the Riverside Methodist church,
Harrisburg.

Funeral services will be held at the Home on Monday afternoon at 1:00
o'clock in charge of the Rev. Harry C. Stenger, superintendent.
Interment will be in Newport cemetery, Newport.

Tyrone Daily Herald, Tyrone, Pa., Saturday August 1, 1953, page 1

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Lorena Thompson
Age: 68
Estimated birth year: abt 1872
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Marital status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Guest, Methodist Home for the Aged, Tyrone,
Pa.
Home in 1940: Tyrone, Blair, Pennsylvania
Inferred Residence in 1935: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
Residence in 1935: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 9A
Institution: Methodist Home For The Aged
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 4
Lorena Thompson	68