Clara Maude Thompson

Clara Maude Thompson

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Oct

18

Visitation

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Eric MD Bell Funeral Home

220 North Maple Street, Pittsboro, IN 46167

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Oct

18

Funeral service

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Eric MD Bell Funeral Home

220 North Maple Street, Pittsboro, IN 46167

Send Flowers

Oct

18

Interment

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Fairview Cemetery, North Salem, Indiana

Indiana 236, North Salem, IN 46165

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Clara Thompson Obituary

Visit the Eric MD Bell Funeral Home and Cremation Services website to view the full obituary.

Clara Maude Thompson, 87 of North Salem, Indiana, passed away on October 8, 2025.  A full life story is being written by her loving family and will be available to read here soon.

Friends and family will gather for visitation at Eric M.D. Bell Funeral Home on Saturday, October 18, 2025, from 10 am to 12 pm, with the funeral service beginning at 12 pm.  Clara will be laid to rest alongside her beloved husband, Dick, in Fairview Cemetery in North Salem following the funeral service.  

All are encouraged to keep Clara's family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time of loss. 

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Eric MD Bell Funeral Home and Cremation Services

220 North Maple Street, Pittsboro, IN 46167

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Upcoming Events

Oct

18

Visitation

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Eric MD Bell Funeral Home

220 North Maple Street, Pittsboro, IN 46167

Send Flowers

Oct

18

Funeral service

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Eric MD Bell Funeral Home

220 North Maple Street, Pittsboro, IN 46167

Send Flowers

Oct

18

Interment

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Fairview Cemetery, North Salem, Indiana

Indiana 236, North Salem, IN 46165

Send Flowers