Torwood Thompson

Torwood “Toby” Thompson, 73, joined the Lord on Saturday, December 5, 2009, at Iowa Methodist Hospital. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home, 5400 SW 9th Street, with interment at Avon Cemetery. Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Toby was born April 8, 1936, to James and Lucille Reynolds Thompson in Richland, Iowa. He served in the US Air Force from 1954 to 1958. After his tour of duty, he worked in the bread business and retired from Colonial Baking Company in 1991 after 33 years of service.

Toby is survived by his wife of 51 years, Mary Lou Ten Hagen Thompson; sons, Merle (Teresa), Wes (Alesia), and Bryce Thompson; 17 grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; sisters, Beverly Deaver of Rocherster, MN and Karen Mc Adoo of Oskaloosa; sister and brother-in-law, Dwight and Georgia Roorda of Pleasant Hill; and many other dear friends and family members.

He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Judy Ryken, Shirley Petersma, Velda Visser, Coetta Jean, and Ronald Dean Thompson.

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