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Robert E. Thompson, 72, of Lufkin, Texas, formerly of East Moline, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, in Lufkin. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Schroder Mortuary in Silvis. The family will welcome friends and loved ones from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Saturday prior to the services at the mortuary. Burial will be 4 p.m. at Grandview Cemetery in Grandiew, Iowa. A memorial Mass will be held at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Lufkin, at a later date. Mr. Thompson was born July 26, 1940, in Muscatine, Iowa, to the late Harry Bruce and Edna Norris Thompson. He had resided in Lufkin for one year and retired from Frontier Insurance Adjusters. Mr. Thompson was of the Methodist faith. Survivors include his sister, Bettie J. Ahlf, Davenport; brothers and sisters-in-law, Thomas W. and Barbara Thompson, Lufkin, and Stephen B. and Janice Thompson, Camden, Ark.; and nephews and nieces, Gary Gene Thompson, Tulsa, Okla., Jeffery M. Ahlf, Camden, Ark., Tiffany McCarty, Chicago, John Thompson, Des Moines, Iowa, Danny Thompson, Boston, Mass., Chad Thompson, Minneapolis, Minn., Gregory B. Thompson, Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Natlie Dailey, Jessieville, Ark. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Herbert G. Thompson; and nephews, George Thompson and Travis Thompson. Memories and condolences may be added at www.schrodermortuary.com and www.carrowayfuneralhome.com. 
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Today is Saturday, May 25, the 145th day of 2013. There are 220 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: The annual review of the fire department of this city took placeyesterday and made a fine showing with machines and hose carts in tip-top order.
1888 -- 125 years ago: Last night's prayer meeting at Central Presbyterian Church wascalled off due to water in the basement, residue of last week's flood.
1913 -- 100 years ago: The junior class of Rock Island High School will hold a riverexcursion on the steamer St. Paul next Tuesday.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The 75th Anniversary of the Rock Island Arsenal today finds thenation's largest ordinance manufacturing plant filling many important orders for the army.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Miss Patrice Daly, Rock Island, a senior at Rock Island HighSchool, won second place in the recent state public speaking contest held in Peoria underthe auspices of the Knights of Pythias.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Hampton's sesquicentennial committee and the Hampton HistoricalSociety have scheduled a full slate of activities, which will be held throughout the year, to celebrate the village's 150th birthday. The first celebration will be the Memorial Dayprogram at 10 a.m. May 30, at the Brettun and Black Store Museum on River Road. Therewill be a sesquicentennial display.
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