Clotille McCallister Thompson

SERVICES: Graveside services will be at 10:00 AM Tuesday, July 26, 2005 at Fairview Cemetery with Rev. Thacker Haynes, pastor of First United Methodist Church of McLean, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.BIOGRAPHY: Mrs. Thompson was born June 25, 1916 in Van Alstyne, and moved with her parents to Pampa in 1922. She graduated from Pampa High School in 1933 and attended Texas Women's College (now Texas Wesleyan) in Fort Worth. She married Fred Thompson on September 25, 1937, at the First Baptist Church in Pampa. He preceded her in death in 1989. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and the B & PW Sunday School Class.She held numerous jobs during her working life, which included legal secretary for the Gordon and Gordon law firm, receptionist and secretary for Cabot Corporation, secretary and office manager for the Pampa Chamber of Commerce, and personal secretary to M. K. Brown. In addition to serving as M. K. Brown's personal secretary, she helped him bring to fruition his vision of a museum for the community. She served as curator for the White Deer Land Museum for 26 years, retiring in 1990. She also served in many volunteer capacities in the community. Among them were chairman of the Gray County Historical Committee, board member of the Friends of the Library, chairman of the Gray County Bicentennial Committee, member of the local Red Cross board, member of the Pampa Community Concert Association, the Pampa Fine Arts Association, and the Pampa Knife & Fork Club. She was a charter member of Beta Sigma Phi and was honored as their Woman of the Year in 1976. She was also honored by the Amarillo Globe News as Woman of the Year in 1977, and received the Distinguished Service Award from West Texas State University in 1978. SURVIVORS: 1 Son: James Fred Thompson of Pampa. 1 Daughter: JoAnn Jones of Pampa. 1 Grandson: Jeff Jones & wife Stephanie of Pampa. 1 Granddaughter: Christie Demetriades & husband Keith of Yokosuka, Japan. 4 Great-Grandchildren: Lauren Jones and Alex Jones, both of Pampa, and Jordan Demetriades and Peyton Demetriades, both of Yokosuka, Japan. She was preceded in death by her parents, John V. & Tina Lee McCallister, and a sister, Waldean McCallister. MEMORIALS: White Deer Land Museum, P.O. Box 1556, Pampa, Texas 79066-1556, BSA Hospice, 800 N. Sumner, Pampa, Texas 79065, First Baptist Church Library, P.O. Box 621, Pampa, Texas 79066-0621, or the Pampa Senior Citizens Center, 500 W. Francis, Pampa, Texas 79065.