Catherine "Betsy" Thompson

Catherine “Betsy” LaPrade Thompson, age 69 of Wirtz, went to be with the Lord Wednesday March 19, 2008. She was preceded in death by her parents Wilbur Ernest LaPrade and Beulah Swanson LaPrade; sisters Goldie LaPrade, Carole Walter, and Myrtle Gray; brothers Harry and Lloyd LaPrade. Surviving are her husband of 52 years Wayne Thompson; daughter Lisa Thompson; two aunts Geneva Dillon and Mable Lane; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted from Flora Funeral Chapel 2:00 p.m. Friday with Rev. Joe Dillon officiating. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens in Roanoke. Friends may call after 3:00 p.m. Thursday with her family receiving friends from 6-8 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, Rocky Mount.