Melva Holmes Thompson Obituary (1916 - 2011)

Melva Holmes Thompson Melva Holmes Thompson passed away Thursday, March 17, 2011 at the Beehive Home in Logan, Utah. She was born in Hilliard, Wyoming and moved to Evanston, Wyoming at age eight. She graduated in 1935 from Evanston High School. Melva married Thomas Gilbert Bradshaw June 6, 1936. He passed away July 14, 1981. She married Vernal W. Thompson January 26, 1990. He passed away December 7, 2008. Melva converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 20 years of age. She served as Counselor in Primary and ward President of it for 23 years and as Secretary of Relief Society for six years. She loved extraction work for family history. She lived in Evanston until the death of her first husband then moved to Salt Lake City where she met and married Vern and moved to Roy, Utah, in a subdivision Vern had developed. She loved to swim and to ballroom dance. Melva is survived by her daughter, Lorene, Logan, UT; and her sisters, Jean Hadfield, Fort Collins, CO and Vera Maxom, Klamath Falls, OR; 12 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren. Melva was preceded in death by her parents, son, Thomas Gary Bradshaw; four brothers, two sisters, two husbands and a beloved granddaughter. The family wishes to thank Vern's family who accepted and supported her for the past 21 yearrs. They wish also to thank Beehive Home employees and Alpine Hospice for their loving care. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 21, 2011 at 11 a.mm. at Cedar Crest LDS Ward, 3845 South 2000 West, Roy, UT. A viewing will be held Sunday at Myers Roy Mortuary, 5865 South 1900 West from 6 to 8 p.m. and Monday at the church from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment, Evanston Wyoming City Cemetery at approximately 2:30 p.m. VisitationMyers Mortuary - Roy 5865 South 1900 West Roy, UT 84067 March 20, 2011 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ServiceCedar Crest LDS Ward Chapel 3845 S. 2000 W. Roy, UT 84067 March 21, 2011 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CemeteryEvanston City Cemetery Evanston, WY March 21, 2011