Thompson - Benjamin R.
Source: Tri-County News, Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana Thursday, Jan 26, 1956
Ben THOMPSON, prominent educator and teacher in Parke County schools for nearly 50 years suffered a fatal heart attack in Greene Township HS Tuesday morning. His tragic death was wholly unexpected. After graduating from Bridgeton HS 1907, he took his 4th and Senior course in Rockville HS the next year. He then entered ISTC and after graduating, took postgrad work in Indiana University. Benjamin R. Thompson was born Oct 12, 1887, the son of William Hiner Thompson and Emily Remington Thompson, who lived north of Bridgeton on a farm. In 1922, he was married to Lula Welch. He was a member of the Rockville Methodist Church, where he had taught different classes over a period of 25 years; Parke Lodge No. 8 F&AM and a World War I veteran, having served in the Navy. He is survived by the wife; a son, William of Sherpardsville, Ky; a daughter, Mrs. Paul Kaleel of Daulton, Ill; two sisters, Mrs. Harvey Overpeck and Mrs. Russell Powers, both of Rockville; a brother, Park of South Bend and one grandson, David Kaleel. Funeral services will be held at the Rockville Methodist Church at 2:30 Friday afternoon. Rev. Chester Mahan will officiate and burial will be in Memory Garden. Friends may call at the Branson Funeral Home after 1 p.m. -- kbz