Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
Mary Ann Thompson, 72, passed away peacefully at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center on Nov. 20, 2015. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Manford H. Thompson Sr. and Adeline Johnson (Benson), and her brother, Manford (Sonny) Thompson JR.
She is survived by her daughters, Belinda and Ron McClurg, Dawn McDonnell; sisters, Marilynn Leeper and Debra Benson; brother, Gaylunn Benson; grandchildren, Jason, Holli, Beou and Derek; and great-grandchildren, Maria and Greg.
There will be no service. Cremation requested. Arrangements have been entrusted to Kehl’s Palmer Mortuary.
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