YOUNG WOMAN DIES

Last Tuesday evening at 5 o’clock, Miss Olive Thompson breathed her last, after a long illness which finally resulted in a severe affection of the heart. For some months she had been confined to the house, but was able to be up and around the greater part of the time. Tuesday she became much worse and every attempt to rise from her bed was accompanied by an attack of violent palpitation of the heart, but, finally, after being assisted to a rocking chair, she passed peacefully away.

Olive Thompson was the only living daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Thompson, who reside on north Walker avenue; was born in Blair July 1, 1877, and would have been 38 years old her next birthday. She was a member of the Womans’ Relief Corps and of the Royal Neighbors.

Funeral services were held at the Baptist church Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, conducted by Rev. George Smith of Herman, and the body laid to rest in the Blair cemetery, members of the Royal Neighbors acting as pallbearers.

Deceased leaves an aged father and mother, one brother, Frank, of Seneca, Nebraska, and a ten-year-old nephew to mourn her demise, and to whom the sympathy of many friends is extended.

# 2 - - from The Tribune, May 5, 1915

OLIVE THOMPSON DIES

Just after going to press last Wednesday, word reached this office that Miss Olive Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Thompson of this city had passed away at 5 o’clock the preceding evening.

She had been ailing for some months but most of the time had been able to be up and about the house. The sickness resulted in an affection of the heart which was the direct cause of her death.

Deceased would have been 38 years old had she lived until July 1, and was born and reared to womanhood in this city.

The funeral services were held at the Baptist church on Thursday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Geo. Smith of Herman, who was a former schoolmate of the deceased. Interment was made in the Blair cemetery, members of the Royal Neighbors of which order she was a member , acting as pallbearers.

Those left to mourn her loss and to whom the sympathies of many friends are extended, are an aged father and mother, a brother and a nephew.