Martha Gertrude Thompson

1922 - 2012  (90 years)

• Name	Martha Gertrude Thompson
  Birth	24 Apr 1922	Hazlehurst, Copiah Co., Mississippi, USA
  Gender	Female
  Death	23 Dec 2012	Crystal Springs, Copiah Co., Mississippi, USA
  Burial	Poplar Springs Cemetery, Crystal Springs, Copiah Co., Mississippi, USA
  Notes	Martha Gertrude Thompson Hennington, 90, passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2012. A graveside service was held 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 26 at Crystal Springs City Cemetery, the Reverend Joel Haire, pastor emeritus of First Baptist Church officiated. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs handled arrangements. Born in Hazlehurst on April 24, 1922, Martha was a graduate of both Hazlehurst High School and Copiah-Lincoln Junior College. She married her high school sweetheart, Harold Marlyn Hennington, in Sacramento, California in 1943, while he was serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. During her husband's military service, Martha and her family resided in a number of places both in the United States and abroad; nevertheless, the Henningtons ultimately made their home at 107 South Avenue in Crystal Springs, where Martha would remain following Harold's death in 1974. Martha worked for many years as a secretary with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and following her "retirement" in 1982, she worked for an additional ten years as a public librarian, first at the J. T. Biggs Library in Crystal Springs and then at the Covington Library in Hazlehurst. A long-time member of First Baptist Church in Crystal Springs, she enjoyed involvement in the Dorcas Sunday School Class, the JOY ministry, and the Golden Choir. Martha also was active in a number of social and service organizations, including the Crystals Springs MacDowell Music Club and the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Martha was preceded in death by her beloved husband Harold, her infant daughter Marsha Jane, as well as by her two siblings, Arthur St. Clair Thompson, Jr. and Helen Thompson Yates. She is survived by her three children, Marna Hennington Walker (Jimmy), Harold Marlyn Hennington, Jr. (Kay), and Bob Selby Hennington (Ginger) all of Crystal Springs, five grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren, and hosts of nieces, nephews, and dear friends. Memorials may be made to the J. T. Biggs Library in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. ---Stringer Family Funeral Services obit
  Person ID	I25090	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2020

  
  

  Father	Arthur St.Clair Thompson, Jr.,   b. 24 Mar 1888, Greenville, Washington Co., Mississippi, USA d. 23 Nov 1953 (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Gertrude Selby Stapleton,   b. 24 Sep 1887, Hazlehurst, Copiah Co., Mississippi, USA d. 4 Jan 1974, Copiah Co., Mississippi, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	25 Nov 1915	Hazlehurst, Copiah Co., Mississippi, USA
  Family ID	F7515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Major Harold Marlyn Hennington,   b. 15 May 1919, Mississippi, USA d. 13 Jun 1974, Mississippi, USA (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	2 Sep 1943	Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California, USA
  Family ID	F7524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Apr 1922 - Hazlehurst, Copiah Co., Mississippi, USA Marriage - 2 Sep 1943 - Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California, USA Death - 23 Dec 2012 - Crystal Springs, Copiah Co., Mississippi, USA Burial - - Poplar Springs Cemetery, Crystal Springs, Copiah Co., Mississippi, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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