BRADY - Homer Hall Thompson, 97, a longtime Brady farmer, died of natural causes Wednesday at his home.
His funeral is 1 p.m. Monday at Brady Methodist Church, with burial in Hillside Cemetery. A dinner will be held at Brady Community Hall after the burial. Pondera Funeral Home of Conrad is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include his son, Marvin (Shari) Thompson of Brady; daughter Velma Thompson of Great Falls; sister Mildred Chamberlain of Atlanta, Ga.; brother Earl Thompson of Great Falls; granddaughter, Susan Thompson of Brady; and grandson Lonnie Moore of Cut Bank.
Homer, the third of six children, was born Aug. 4, 1910, to Hiram and Jessie Thompson in Felton, Minn. In 1917, the Thompsons moved to Montana, where they took up residence two miles south of Brady on their uncle's homestead. Homer started school in Brady but because Collins, Mont., provided school bus transportation, he changed schools.
In 1937, Homer started farming on his own, two miles west of his parents, where he built his farmstead. He began farming with a team of horses and when he retired, at the age of 90, he finished his last harvest in an air-conditioned combine.
On Nov. 25, 1939, Homer married Edna Gemar of the Knees Community. In 1950, he finished construction of their new home, where they raised their three children, Marvin, Wilma and Velma. The original house was moved into Brady and is still there. Homer and a friend built a cabin on Massey Creek in 1954. One of his last trips to the cabin was to see the recent fire damage to the Massey Creek area, and it broke his heart.
He enjoyed the times he spent at the cabin snowmobiling and cutting wood. Both Homer and Edna enjoyed ice fishing and traveled many miles to fish. Homer also enjoyed attending basketball games, bowling, camping, and hunting (bagging a moose at Dawson Creek, B.C.). He enjoyed pack trips into the mountains and participating in local area parades with his horse and buggy. Homer had a variety of vehicles, his favorite being a 1948 four-wheel-drive Jeep - the first of its kind in the area. He enjoyed dancing and music, and played the saxophone and accordion. He was a member of the five-piece band "Mun's Merry Makers." Homer loved to travel and spent the last several years wintering in Arizona with his son and daughter-in-law.
One of his favorite pastimes was telling stories and playing jokes on people. One story he liked to tell was how he threw a rock through the school window because the other children had dared him to throw the rock over the building. He guessed a 6-year-old wasn't up to making it over the building.
Homer served on the Brady Equity Board, Brady Methodist Church Board, Modern Woodman, Farmer's Union, Brady School Board, was a founding member of the Snow-Drifter's Club and a charter member of the Montana Council of Co-operatives. He assisted with the remodeling of the Brady Methodist Church and the building of the Brady Community Hall.
He was preceded in death by his wife Edna; daughter Wilma Moore; grandson Delroy Moore; brother Ernest; sisters Charlotte Allen and Olive Coughlin; and his parents.
Memorials are suggested to the Brady Methodist Church, Brady Community Hall or the donor's choice.
Condolences may be posted online at www.gftribune.com/obituaries.
His funeral is 1 p.m. Monday at Brady Methodist Church, with burial in Hillside Cemetery. A dinner will be held at Brady Community Hall after the burial. Pondera Funeral Home of Conrad is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include his son, Marvin (Shari) Thompson of Brady; daughter Velma Thompson of Great Falls; sister Mildred Chamberlain of Atlanta, Ga.; brother Earl Thompson of Great Falls; granddaughter, Susan Thompson of Brady; and grandson Lonnie Moore of Cut Bank.
Homer, the third of six children, was born Aug. 4, 1910, to Hiram and Jessie Thompson in Felton, Minn. In 1917, the Thompsons moved to Montana, where they took up residence two miles south of Brady on their uncle's homestead. Homer started school in Brady but because Collins, Mont., provided school bus transportation, he changed schools.
In 1937, Homer started farming on his own, two miles west of his parents, where he built his farmstead. He began farming with a team of horses and when he retired, at the age of 90, he finished his last harvest in an air-conditioned combine.
On Nov. 25, 1939, Homer married Edna Gemar of the Knees Community. In 1950, he finished construction of their new home, where they raised their three children, Marvin, Wilma and Velma. The original house was moved into Brady and is still there. Homer and a friend built a cabin on Massey Creek in 1954. One of his last trips to the cabin was to see the recent fire damage to the Massey Creek area, and it broke his heart.
He enjoyed the times he spent at the cabin snowmobiling and cutting wood. Both Homer and Edna enjoyed ice fishing and traveled many miles to fish. Homer also enjoyed attending basketball games, bowling, camping, and hunting (bagging a moose at Dawson Creek, B.C.). He enjoyed pack trips into the mountains and participating in local area parades with his horse and buggy. Homer had a variety of vehicles, his favorite being a 1948 four-wheel-drive Jeep - the first of its kind in the area. He enjoyed dancing and music, and played the saxophone and accordion. He was a member of the five-piece band "Mun's Merry Makers." Homer loved to travel and spent the last several years wintering in Arizona with his son and daughter-in-law.
One of his favorite pastimes was telling stories and playing jokes on people. One story he liked to tell was how he threw a rock through the school window because the other children had dared him to throw the rock over the building. He guessed a 6-year-old wasn't up to making it over the building.
Homer served on the Brady Equity Board, Brady Methodist Church Board, Modern Woodman, Farmer's Union, Brady School Board, was a founding member of the Snow-Drifter's Club and a charter member of the Montana Council of Co-operatives. He assisted with the remodeling of the Brady Methodist Church and the building of the Brady Community Hall.
He was preceded in death by his wife Edna; daughter Wilma Moore; grandson Delroy Moore; brother Ernest; sisters Charlotte Allen and Olive Coughlin; and his parents.
Memorials are suggested to the Brady Methodist Church, Brady Community Hall or the donor's choice.
Condolences may be posted online at www.gftribune.com/obituaries.
BRADY - Homer Hall Thompson, 97, a longtime Brady farmer, died of natural causes Wednesday at his home.
His funeral is 1 p.m. Monday at Brady Methodist Church, with burial in Hillside Cemetery. A dinner will be held at Brady Community Hall after the burial. Pondera Funeral Home of Conrad is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include his son, Marvin (Shari) Thompson of Brady; daughter Velma Thompson of Great Falls; sister Mildred Chamberlain of Atlanta, Ga.; brother Earl Thompson of Great Falls; granddaughter, Susan Thompson of Brady; and grandson Lonnie Moore of Cut Bank.
Homer, the third of six children, was born Aug. 4, 1910, to Hiram and Jessie Thompson in Felton, Minn. In 1917, the Thompsons moved to Montana, where they took up residence two miles south of Brady on their uncle's homestead. Homer started school in Brady but because Collins, Mont., provided school bus transportation, he changed schools.
In 1937, Homer started farming on his own, two miles west of his parents, where he built his farmstead. He began farming with a team of horses and when he retired, at the age of 90, he finished his last harvest in an air-conditioned combine.
On Nov. 25, 1939, Homer married Edna Gemar of the Knees Community. In 1950, he finished construction of their new home, where they raised their three children, Marvin, Wilma and Velma. The original house was moved into Brady and is still there. Homer and a friend built a cabin on Massey Creek in 1954. One of his last trips to the cabin was to see the recent fire damage to the Massey Creek area, and it broke his heart.
He enjoyed the times he spent at the cabin snowmobiling and cutting wood. Both Homer and Edna enjoyed ice fishing and traveled many miles to fish. Homer also enjoyed attending basketball games, bowling, camping, and hunting (bagging a moose at Dawson Creek, B.C.). He enjoyed pack trips into the mountains and participating in local area parades with his horse and buggy. Homer had a variety of vehicles, his favorite being a 1948 four-wheel-drive Jeep - the first of its kind in the area. He enjoyed dancing and music, and played the saxophone and accordion. He was a member of the five-piece band "Mun's Merry Makers." Homer loved to travel and spent the last several years wintering in Arizona with his son and daughter-in-law.
One of his favorite pastimes was telling stories and playing jokes on people. One story he liked to tell was how he threw a rock through the school window because the other children had dared him to throw the rock over the building. He guessed a 6-year-old wasn't up to making it over the building.
Homer served on the Brady Equity Board, Brady Methodist Church Board, Modern Woodman, Farmer's Union, Brady School Board, was a founding member of the Snow-Drifter's Club and a charter member of the Montana Council of Co-operatives. He assisted with the remodeling of the Brady Methodist Church and the building of the Brady Community Hall.
He was preceded in death by his wife Edna; daughter Wilma Moore; grandson Delroy Moore; brother Ernest; sisters Charlotte Allen and Olive Coughlin; and his parents.
Memorials are suggested to the Brady Methodist Church, Brady Community Hall or the donor's choice.
Condolences may be posted online at www.gftribune.com/obituaries.
His funeral is 1 p.m. Monday at Brady Methodist Church, with burial in Hillside Cemetery. A dinner will be held at Brady Community Hall after the burial. Pondera Funeral Home of Conrad is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include his son, Marvin (Shari) Thompson of Brady; daughter Velma Thompson of Great Falls; sister Mildred Chamberlain of Atlanta, Ga.; brother Earl Thompson of Great Falls; granddaughter, Susan Thompson of Brady; and grandson Lonnie Moore of Cut Bank.
Homer, the third of six children, was born Aug. 4, 1910, to Hiram and Jessie Thompson in Felton, Minn. In 1917, the Thompsons moved to Montana, where they took up residence two miles south of Brady on their uncle's homestead. Homer started school in Brady but because Collins, Mont., provided school bus transportation, he changed schools.
In 1937, Homer started farming on his own, two miles west of his parents, where he built his farmstead. He began farming with a team of horses and when he retired, at the age of 90, he finished his last harvest in an air-conditioned combine.
On Nov. 25, 1939, Homer married Edna Gemar of the Knees Community. In 1950, he finished construction of their new home, where they raised their three children, Marvin, Wilma and Velma. The original house was moved into Brady and is still there. Homer and a friend built a cabin on Massey Creek in 1954. One of his last trips to the cabin was to see the recent fire damage to the Massey Creek area, and it broke his heart.
He enjoyed the times he spent at the cabin snowmobiling and cutting wood. Both Homer and Edna enjoyed ice fishing and traveled many miles to fish. Homer also enjoyed attending basketball games, bowling, camping, and hunting (bagging a moose at Dawson Creek, B.C.). He enjoyed pack trips into the mountains and participating in local area parades with his horse and buggy. Homer had a variety of vehicles, his favorite being a 1948 four-wheel-drive Jeep - the first of its kind in the area. He enjoyed dancing and music, and played the saxophone and accordion. He was a member of the five-piece band "Mun's Merry Makers." Homer loved to travel and spent the last several years wintering in Arizona with his son and daughter-in-law.
One of his favorite pastimes was telling stories and playing jokes on people. One story he liked to tell was how he threw a rock through the school window because the other children had dared him to throw the rock over the building. He guessed a 6-year-old wasn't up to making it over the building.
Homer served on the Brady Equity Board, Brady Methodist Church Board, Modern Woodman, Farmer's Union, Brady School Board, was a founding member of the Snow-Drifter's Club and a charter member of the Montana Council of Co-operatives. He assisted with the remodeling of the Brady Methodist Church and the building of the Brady Community Hall.
He was preceded in death by his wife Edna; daughter Wilma Moore; grandson Delroy Moore; brother Ernest; sisters Charlotte Allen and Olive Coughlin; and his parents.
Memorials are suggested to the Brady Methodist Church, Brady Community Hall or the donor's choice.
Condolences may be posted online at www.gftribune.com/obituaries.
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