Obituary of Mrs. T. C. Thompson (Mabelle Berry Thompson), 1912

Obituary of Mrs. T. C. Thompson (Mabelle Berry Thompson), 1912

Contributor (Extract by): D. K. Pritchett 

Database: Georgia Historic Newspapers

Library: Digital Library of Georgia (GA LIbrary LEarning Online: Gallileo) 

Publication: North Georgia Citizen (Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia) 

Place of Publication: Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia 

Date of Publication: Thurs., 01 August 1912 (citing earlier publication in The Chattanooga Times on previous Friday)

Page: 1

Headline: Mrs. T. C. Thompson Died at Her Chattanooga Home

Subhead: Wife of Mayor Thompson and Had Many Admirers Here 

Name of Deceased: Mabelle Berry Thompson, a.k.a. Mrs. T. C. Thompson 

Age: [not specified; est. 42 years] 

Husband: T. C. Thomson, Mayor of Chattanooga 

Date of Marriage: 15 June 1887 

Residence: High st., Chattanooga, [Hamilton, Tennessee ] 

Length of Residence: 19 years (est 1893-1912)

Birth: 23 July 1870 

Place of Birth: Baltimore [Baltimore, Maryland] 

Place of Death: ('at her  home in Chattanooga') Chattanooga, [Hamilton, Tennessee] 

Date of Death: [not specified; mentioned as the day previous to original obituary's  publication date in The Chattanooga Times, cited only as 'Friday' ; publication date est. as Friday, 26 July 1912; death est. as Thursday, 25 July 1912] 

Cause of Death: 'a malady' (name not specified) 

Length of Illness: 'twelve or more years', 'intermittent' 

Funeral: [not specified; est. July 1912] 

Place of Funeral: [SS. Peter and Paul's Church [inferred as Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee] 

Date of Interment: [not specified; est. July 1912] 

Place of Interment: [not specified; inferred as Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, probably at St. Peter and Paul's] 

Survivors:

*Husband, T. C. Thompson (Chattanooga) 

*Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Berry 

*Children ('all of this city'): Thomas Clarkson, Jr. ; Hugh Smith Thompson, Jr. ; Benjamin Berry Thompson [all of Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, place of orig. publication] 

*Sister-in-Law, Mrs. J. G. Zachary (sister of T. C. Thompson 

*Brother-in-Law, Waddy Thompson (brother of T. C. Thompson) 

Church Membership: SS. Peter and Paul's Church [location inferred as Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee] 

Notes: deceased was an 'only child' of parents; (glowing praise); 

Quote: 'The municipal building, where every individual was proud to call her friend, and the entire city, for that matter, has been deeply concerned over her condition during the past few days when her life was more than ever despaired of, and the end has brought upon them a feeling of sincere regret that so beautiful a character has gone hence.' 

[Source]: 'Mrs. T. C. Thompson Died at Her Chattanooga Home: Wife of Mayor Thompson and Had Many Admirers Here,' 

/North Georgia Citizen/ (Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia) 1868-1924, Thurs., 01 August 1912, page 1 (digital image 1), Georgia Historic Newspapers, Digital Library of Georgia (Gallileo), (clipping ; full page accessed 10 March 2020).

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