Margaret Della Thompson

Della "Dollie" Thompson, age 97, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2023. Margaret Della Canady, was born on October 12, 1925, at Selma, Kansas. Dollie was the seventh of seven children born to Lloyd Hugh Canady and Margaret (Yelton) Canady.

Dollie began her life in Selma, Kansas, and remained in Kansas most of her life. She graduated from Kincaid High School in 1943, and attended Pittsburg Teachers College in 1944. She taught 2 years before marrying Allen Warren Thompson on October 26, 1946. Allen and Dollie resided in Overland Park, Kansas, from 1953, until they moved to Moran, Kansas in 1978.

During their Kansas City years, Dollie worked at KU Medical Center and finally at JCPenney Regional Credit Office. Allen and Dollie stepped into a different world when they purchased a restaurant in Moran, Kansas in 1978. Al N Del's was rewarding in many ways, but took a toll on their health. After selling the restaurant in 1981 they eventually settled back in Garnett, Kansas, on East Fourth. Allen passed in 1998, and Dollie moved to Parkside Place in 2001. She resided there until her passing. Dollie loved "her place" and it was only by grace that she was allowed to live out her days in the place that meant so much to her. She was a member of the Garnett First Baptist Church for over 30 years.

She was preceded in death by: her husband Allen on July 29, 1998; and two daughters, Sandra Coppage in 2017 and Vicki Bradley in 2019.

Dollie leaves her daughter, Alana Clarke and husband, Rodney; her son-in-law, Stephen Bradley; her six grandchildren, Jeff Land, Jason Clarke and wife, Erin, Heather Campbell and husband, Brian, Jennifer Wade and husband, Lindsey, Justin Bradley and wife, Leslie, and Amanda Samely and husband, Mark; and nine great grandchildren, Taylor and Makenna Clarke, Jordan Samely, Anthony, Sean, Tyler, and Brendan Campbell, Noah Bradley and Henry Wade.

Dollie was a gift to all who knew her. She brought a smile into every room she entered, her stories are endless, her love will last forever. Our light has dimmed.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 PM, on Friday, January 13, 2023, at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, 219 S. Oak, Garnett, Kansas 66032. Burial will follow in the Garnett Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Meals on Wheels and may be left in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left for the family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com .