IN LOVING MEMORY OF BEATRICE MAXINE THOMPSON
  
21 in 1939                      75 in 1993                          90 in 2008 In 1954 the Thompson family returned to southern Illinois, first living in Greenup, then Casey and finally settling in Robinson in spring of 1956, first at S. Rob, next S. Argus, 206 N. Cross of Robinson, then West York, Illinois and last Cotillion Ridge. Earlier in which time, Mother’s faith over came being bound to a wheel chair and she returned to her career by opening Bea’s Beauty Shop at the Woodworth Hotel where she employed and trained up to seven other beauticians. She served on the State Board of the Beauticians Organization, traveled winning many contests in Illinois, U.S. and abroad competing with the top stylist of her time. From Bea’s Beauty Shop at Woodworth Hotel and later her home at 206 N. Cross, her teaching still reaches many of those who work in local Beauty shops today, her latter being Rick McSchooler, owner of Cutter’s Alley. Mother was always active in her faith in Jesus Christ, as a member of Trimble Bible Church, later Robinwood Assembly of God and for the past 28 years Tree of Life Church in Hutsonville, Illinois. She worked at Joshua House, in Jail and Prison Ministries in this country and abroad, and of late Another Chance in Christ Ministries in Vincennes, Indiana. She would tread where other feared to go and angels reluctantly followed. A quote from this son, “The most dangerous place on earth is to between my Mother and a sinner.†Her heart was forever to reach the lost that they be saved from a devil’s hell to heaven through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. Thus her crowns in heaven are filled with precious stones of the thousands she reached. Beatrice was a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend, confidant and teacher, prayer warrior to her natural and spiritual family. To be her child, you had to share her with the world for her love and compassion for others had no boundaries of social status, race, creed or color. Her heart had room for only Love, first for her Lord, then her Husband, next her children & their children’s children and finally the thousands of spiritual adoptions. She is the last of an era yet a role model to follow behind. Although we know and rejoice that her present state is eternal bliss in Heaven with her Lord, Husband and past loved ones, we who remain, whose lives she so richly touched, will miss and remembered her greatly. In behalf of all family, friends and love ones. Her Only Begotten Son Harley “Slim†Thompson |
