Thompson, Florence K. VanNest

Passed: 1991-01-14

Age: 82

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice: 1991-01-14

Obituary Date:

Information: Florence K. Thompson, 82, of Vienna, WV, died Jan. 14, 1991, at the Meadowview Manor Nursing Home, Bridgeport, WV.  She was born in Ravenswood, a daughter of the late Pete M. and Hattie Garver VanNest.  She was a graduate of Ravenswood High School and Mountain State Business College in Parkersburg.  She and her late husband owned and operated the Thompson Drug Co. of Parkersburg. She retired from Corning Glass after 21 years of service.  She is survived by one sister, Letha VanNest of Ravenswood; one brother, Denzil VanNest of Laurelville, Ohio; two nieces, Teresa Rogers of San Francisco, Calif., and Hannah VanNest Eaton of Pensacola, Florida; two nephews, Dana Rogers of Bridgeport and Robert VanNest of Ravenswood.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Thompson; three sisters; four brothers.  Services were Thursday at the Vaughan Funeral Home, Parkersburg, with the Rev. Earl L. Geissler officiating. Burial was in the Mount Olivet Cemetery.