Mary Constance Thompson (Bishop DuBourg 1965) of Moline Acres, St. Louis County, Missouri [Born October 8, 1947, Texarkana Texas, died November 17, 2016, at her friends Ken and Faith Stoy’s home in Montrose, Colorado. Preceded in death by her parents James Henry Thompson (Lancaster, South Carolina) and Catharine Lucille Rozier (Kirkwood, Missouri). She is survived by her siblings: Virginia (Jay Davis) of Baltimore, Maryland; Joseph (Vicki Farrar) of The Villages, Florida; and George (Barbara Sackberger) of Arnold, Missouri, plus her best friend and companion Mike Moncheski of Moline Acres. Our dear aunt, cousin and friend. It took cancer three tries to finally beat her, but her years of dedication to cycling had made her too tough to conquer without a vicious fight. Born into an Army family, she enlisted in the ROTC program at the University of Missouri - St. Louis at the height of the Vietnam War. She graduated a Second Lieutenant and was sent to Fort Benning, Georgia. After leaving the Army Mary earned a Masters Degree in Public Administration and became a Scottish Highland Dancer and Teacher. She choreographed the Scottish dancing for the Kirkwood Theater Guild’s production of Brigadoon. She was a Vice President with the A. L. Williams Insurance Company. Her enthusiasm for cycling motivated her to qualify for and complete the internationally renown ride Paris to Brest to Paris. Her last employment was in Customer Service for Verizon. She died reconciled to God in the loving arms of Jesus. We shall all miss her love, sweet smile and sparkling personality.
A vehicle procession carrying her remains to Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery (2900 Sheridan Rd, St. Louis, MO 63125, (Phone:(314-845-8320) will leave the Orlando Gardens’ Parking Lot at Grant’s Trail (4300 Hoffmeister Ave., St. Louis, MO 63125) on December 16, 2016, at 10:15 A.M. Her internment memorial is scheduled at 11:00 AM. Reverend Orv Mueller will lead the services.