Isola BURNS
- Born: 7 Mar 1908, Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV 68
- Marriage (1): Ernest Taylor SHEPPARD on 18 Sep 1929 in Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co., WV
- Marriage (2): Joseph "Joe" THOMPSON on 22 Apr 1973 in Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., VA
- Died: 20 Jan 2006, Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co., WV at age 97 68
- Buried: 22 Jan 2006, Wallace Memorial Mausoleum, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV 68
General Notes:
The Beckley Register-Herald, Online Edition, Saturday, 21 January 2006
LEWISBURG ? Isola Burns Thompson, 97, passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2006, at Greenbrier Manor Nursing Home.
Born March 7, 1908, at Sam Black, she was the last surviving child of the late John and Effie Burns.
Mrs. Thompson was a retired cook from the FCI-Alderson prison, was a member of Lewisburg United Methodist Church and was a member of the Methodist Women at Sam Black Church prior to moving to Lewisburg.
She was preceded in death by two husbands, Ernest Taylor Sheppard and Joe Thompson; three sisters, Inetz, Io and Imogene; and three brothers, Lawrence, Lloyd and Lacy.
Survivors include a daughter, Frances Louise Zicafoose of Lewisburg; a stepdaughter, Mary Ann Garnett and husband, William, of Richmond, Va.; grandchildren, Sara Frances Love, Samuel Andrew Zicafoose, Cathy Sharon Zicafoose and Jennifer Carr; great-grandchildren, Andrew, Amanda and Amy; special friend, Jack Swartout of Lewisburg; many nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.
Service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Lewisburg, with the Rev. Dr. Joseph S. Kenaston and the Rev. Elizabeth Yost officiating. Entombment will follow in Wallace Memorial Mausoleum, Clintonville.
Friends may call one hour before service Sunday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Lewisburg United Methodist Church.
Please send online condolences by visiting wwfh.ourcondolences.com.
Arrangements by Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Lewisburg.
Isola married Ernest Taylor SHEPPARD, son of William Taylor SHEPPARD and Delia Adeline BURNS, on 18 Sep 1929 in Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co., WV. (Ernest Taylor SHEPPARD was born on 22 Aug 1907 in Greenbrier Co., WV, died on 22 May 1956 and was buried in End Of The Trail Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV.)
Isola next married Joseph "Joe" THOMPSON, son of Charles E. THOMPSON and Elzada Jane NUTTER, on 22 Apr 1973 in Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., VA. (Joseph "Joe" THOMPSON was born on 18 Jul 1905 in Dawson, Greenbrier Co., WV 55 and died on 13 Apr 2001 in Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co., WV 55.)
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