Jessie Thorson

Hastings resident, Jessie Viola Thorson, 83, of 404 Circle D, died Monday, July 4, 2005 at her home.

Memorial service will be Monday, July 11, 2005; 3:00 P.M. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Pastor Tim Semotan officiating. Burial will be in Park View Memorial Gardens, Livingston, Montana at a later date.

Mrs. Thorson was born April 18, 1922 in Gouldbusk, Texas to Willie & Georgia (Sparks) Turner. She graduated from Melvin High School, Melvin, Texas. On June 20, 1944, she married Almer Thorson in Brady, Texas. She was a homemaker and, as a cosmetologist she owned and operated Viola's Beauty Salon for several years. They moved from Livingston, Montana to Hastings, Nebraska in 2003. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Livingston, Montana.

Mrs. Thorson was preceded in death by her parents and a brother Edward Turner.

Survivors include,
Husband: Almer Thorson - Hastings, NE
Daughters & Son-in-law: Blanche Thorson - Hastings, NE
Dorothy Thorson Bull & Bruce Bull - Kansas City, MO
4 Grandchildren: Wade Ayers
Blaine Ayers
Dwayne Bull
Sandra Bull Blackburn
11 Great Grandchildren
Brother: Willie James Turner - Melvin, TX

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