Mae B Blanton Thompson

1896 - 1991  (94 years)

• Name	Mae B Blanton Thompson
  Born	20 Dec 1896	Marshall, Saline County, Missouri
  Gender	Female
  Died	18 Oct 1991	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Maple Hill Cemetery, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6655	Rossville
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Blanton
  Mother	Maude Perry Blanton
  Family ID	F7212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edwin Callaway Thompson
  Married	1918	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Dorothy Thompson Westlund   2. Robert Thompson
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2018 16:57:57
  Family ID	F7213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Maple Hill Cemetery, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Thompson, Mae Mae B. Thompson Mae B. Thompson, 94, Topeka, died Friday., October 18, 1991, at a Topeka hospital. Mrs. Thompson was considered the first woman draftsman hired by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. She was born December 20,1986, at Marshall, Mo., the daughter of Benjamin and Maude Perry Blanton. She was married to Edwin Callaway Thompson in 1918 in Topeka. The couple lived in Maple Hill most of their married life. He preceded her in death. Survivors include a daughter, Dorothy Westlund, Chico, Calif.; a son, Robert Thompson, Callahan, Calif.; nine grandchildren; four great- grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Graveside services were 11 a.m. Monday in Maple Hill Cemetery. Newcomer-Diffenderfer Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.