Sarah Thompson
Edwardsville |
Sarah Jane Thompson, age 70, of Highland, Illinois, formerly of Edwardsville, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2018, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville.
She was born April 9, 1948, in Sparta, Illinois, the daughter of the late Olen & Elaine (Diercks) Hargis. Sarah worked at a Librarian at Edwardsville High School, Signal Hill Elementary School in Belleville and then for the Jerseyville School District where she retired.
She is survived by two children, Matthew Thompson & fiancé Pamela Rice of Florissant, Missouri, Margaret Ketcherside & husband Sean of Des Peres, Missouri, and their father Myron Thompson; a granddaughter, Jocelyn Ketcherside; a brother Lawrence Hargis; and four sisters, Joan Farris, Barbara Bretz, Miriam Poston, & Lorna Von Talge.
She was preceded in death by one brother, Charles Hargis.
Sarah was a member of the St. Paul United Church of Christ in Edwardsville. She was cremated according to her wishes. A memorial visitation will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, October 7, 2018, at the St. Paul United Church of Christ on Bluff Road in Edwardsville. A memorial service will follow at 3 p.m. at the church with Pastor Diane Grohmann officiating.
The family requests memorials to the Sarah J. Thompson Scholarship Fund at https://www.gofundme.com/sarah-j-thompson-scholarship.
Condolences may be expressed online at weberfuneralhome.com. Weber & Rodney Funeral Home in Edwardsville is in charge of arrangements.
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