Anna Thompson Obituary
On May 17, 1957, Anna married Edward LeRoy Thompson at Osceola Methodist Church. Anna worked for several insurance companies, the government, and as a bookkeeper for Hawkeye Lumber. In 1971, she helped run Thompson Standard until 1983. She then worked for Guideone for 5 years, Great Plain Gas for 2 years, then ran Iowa Realty until 1991 as a broker. She moved to Creston and ran Thompson Furniture until retirement.
Anna was a member of Crest Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughters, Myrna (Millard) Murphy and Lurae Zavalla; son, Eric Thompson; 7 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; sister, Carolyn (Ray) Houston; and brother, Eldon Sanderson.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Leonard and Elsie, and husband, Edward.
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