Allen Thompson 1933-2020

Allen Lee Thompson, 87, Osceola, Mo., and Hiawatha, died Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, at St. Francis-KU Campus in Topeka with complications from COVID-19.

He was born Sept. 23, 1933, in Holton, the son of Orville and Elizabeth Buchholz Thompson. He grew up in the Holton area and graduated in 1951 from Fairview High School.

Mr. Thompson served in the U.S. Navy for 21 years, during the Korean and Vietnam wars, retiring in 1973 at the rank of Yeoman Chief Petty Officer. Following retirement, he and his wife lived in Fairview for several years before moving to Osceola, Mo., and made Hiawatha their part-time home in recent years.

He was a Christian and a member of the American Legion, VFW and the Fleet Reserve Association Mo-Kan Branch Unit 161.

He married Jerilynn McNutt on June 24, 1978. She survives.

Other survivors include three sons, Allen Lee Thompson II, Hiawatha, Daniel Lee Thompson, Jefferson City, Mo., and Stephen M. Thompson, Holton; two sisters: Jean Steele and Isabele Rogers, both of Fairview; and four grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Susan Marie Thompson; a brother, Kenneth; and a nephew, Greg.

Memorial graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9 at Isely Cemetery north of Fairview. Shane Spangler will officiate. Military honors will be conducted by Funeral Honors Detail of Topeka and Brown County Veterans Honor Guard.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Isely Cemetery, sent in care of Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, 124 S. Seventh St., Hiawatha, KS 66434.