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THOMPSONS CELEBRATE 62 YEARS OF MARRIAGE

May 24, 2013 The Waynedale News Staff 0 min read

Dr. Martin and Jessie (Estes) Thompson will celebrate their 62nd wedding anniversary this month.

Martin is a retired chiropractor who founded and previously owned Edgewood Chiropractic Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Jessie is retired after 26 years employment at Bowmar Instrument Corp.

They had five children; Roseann (Wade) Lerum of Monroeville, IN, John (Mary Ann) of Wheaton, Illlinois, and Tim (Karen) Thompson of Fort Wayne, IN.The couple is blessed with four wonderful grandchildren. Two sons Marty and Stephen are deceased.

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