Doris Thompson
January 17, 2008
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Doris Helene Thompson, 81, of Valley View Village died Thursday, January 17, 2008 at the Taylor House from complications from a brain aneurysm. Funeral services will be held 10 am Tuesday, January 22nd at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral home with burial following at Elm Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6-8 pm Monday evening at the funeral home.
Doris was born March 9, 1926 in Warren County to George and Amanda Taggart. She married Merrill Thompson in 1942 and they were married for 63 years. Doris was a life long housewife.
She is survived by her sons, Stan (Sharon), Galen (Jane) and George all of Des Moines; her sisters, Georgianna Rose of Kendallville, IN, Margaret Browning of Arvada, CO; her brother, Glendell Taggart of Des Moines; her 6 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.
Doris was preceded in death by her husband Merrill.
Memorial contributions may be made to Taylor House.
The May Family
01/21/2008
Stan, Galen & George,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your families in this time of sorrow.
I have so many special memories of both of your parents and your mom's never-ending smile. I miss SW 6th. Your folks were such good neighbors for my parents.
Hold on to those special memories....I know I will.
With love,
Dick and Deanna May (Munyon)
BOB AND SUE MORTENSEN
01/21/2008
GALEN AND JANE I WANT YOU TO KNOW OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AT THE TIME OF YOUR GRAT LOSS OF YOUR MOM BUT GALEN DONT COUNT THIS AS A LOSS COUNT THE BLESSINGS YOU HAD ALL THESE YEARS THAT YOUR MOMS BEEN WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AS A FRIEND AND GRANDMOTHER YOU WERE TRUELY BLESS . AND WE LOVE YOU AND JANE AND YOUR FAMILY SUE AND BOB
Dale & Donna Munyon
01/21/2008
Stan, Galen, George and families,
Dale and I started out tonight to the visitation, but the weather prevented us from attending. We turned around. We hope you understand.
What wonderful neighbors your parents were to us and we are so sorry for your loss. We will always remember the good times we had together and our treasured memories of your mom. You boys have always held a special place in our hearts as well.
With friendship and sympathy,
Donna & Dale
Stacy Lindsley
01/18/2008
To Doris' Family,
I will truely miss Doris and Merril. When we moved into the house next door on SW 6th, they welcomed us with open arms. They treated us like we were family and they were like family to us. They came to all of Alex and Megan's birthday parties while we lived next door. They were always there if we needed help, from something as small as borrowing an egg to watching Alex when we were in a pinch.
There was one time when Alex was just a baby. Jim was gone for the evening and it was just Alex and I home alone. Alex was asleep and I was watching a scary movie when I heard a noise in the basement. I got scared and grabbed Alex and ran over to Doris and Merrils. We stayed there until Jim came home. What it turned out to be was so silly. I had the dryer running in the basement and the phone had rattled off of it and fell to the floor. They were great and didn't tease me too much for that one.
We will miss them and we will never forget them...
Stacy, Jim, Alex and Megan Lindsley