Roanoke Times
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DATE: MONDAY, March 4, 1991                   TAG: 9103030055
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: A-4   EDITION: METRO 
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OBIT THOMPSON, J.

John Moomaw Thompson, age 87, of Roanoke passed away Saturday in a local hospital. He was a retired architect with Thompson and Payne, and a member of Second Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Fannie B. Thompson, and is survived by his wife, Josephine T. Thompson; a son, John Botsford Thompson, Annapolis, Md.; three grandsons, John M. Thompson Jr., Truman Thompson, Hiley Thompson; a stepson, Carl Thomas Knudsen, Essex Fells, N.J.; three stepgrandchildren, Heidi Caslessle, Heather Holst-Knudsen, Mark Thomas Holst-Knudsen; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services are pending and are tentatively scheduled for Tuesday. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society (P.O. Box 554, Roanoke, Va., 24003-0554). Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel after 11:00 a.m. Sunday.