Shirley Ann Thompson, 73

LEWES - Shirley Ann Thompson, of Lewes and Winter Haven, Fla., passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at home, surrounded by her loved ones. She was 73.

She was born Jan. 1, 1935, in Winter Haven, daughter of the late George F. and Fannie D. (McCullough) Thompson.

Ms. Thompson was a 1953 graduate of Manatee High School, Bradenton, Fla.

She retired from the IBM Corp., Bethesda, Md., as an administrative systems manager in 1990, after 25 years of service.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Georgia Clyde Brown and Madaline Austin; and a brother, Roderick D. Thompson.

She is survived by her a sister, Sarah Ellen Beaty of Barwick, Ga.; two brothers, James Alexander Thompson of Casselberry, Fla., and Jack Thompson of Winter Haven; a sister-in-law, Jacqueline Thompson of Orlando, Fla.; and her longtime companion, Judith A. Derenberger of Lewes.

A Catholic prayer service by Father Peter Puntal of St. Joseph's Catholic Church will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home, 645 W. Central Ave., Winter Haven, where friends may call beginning at 9 a.m.

Interment will follow at Lakeside Memorial Park, Winter Haven.

Delaware arrangements are being handled by Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Lewes.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Delaware Hospice Center, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19963.