Thompson, Wookie

1911 - 1982  (70 years)

• Name	Thompson, Wookie
  Birth	22 Dec 1911	Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
  Gender	Female
  Name	Giggie
  Death	24 Oct 1982	Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
  	20250530GHLn- Wookie “Giggie” Thompson Curnutte Photo added by CarrieMR Wookie “Giggie” Thompson Curnutte BIRTH 22 Dec 1911 Lawrence County, KY DEATH 24 Oct 1982 (aged 70) Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio BURIAL Woodland Cemetery Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio GPS- Latitude: 38.5084883, Longitude: -82.6515717 MEMORIAL ID90193997 · PHOTOS 2 FLOWERS 1 Added by CarrieMR Wookie Curnutte, 70, of 2023 S. 7th St. died Sunday at the Lawrence County General Hospital. She was born in Lawrence County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Minard and Mary Toler Thompson. She was a member of the Central Christian Church and lived in Ironton for 37 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, William L.""Pop" Curnutte. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Daniel (Sue) Mains, of Ironton; Mrs. Tom (Jane) Willis, of Ironton' and Mrs. Richard (Katie) Maiorano, of Stone Mountain, Ga.; 11 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Hayes-Phillips Funeral Home with the Rev. Philip LeMaster officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. Tuesday. Contributions may be made to the Central Christian Church Memorial Fund. ________ Born Matilda Elsevay Preece. "Matilda Elsevay" after her uncle's wife, and Preece, the surname of her mother's husband, although her real father was Miniard Holbrook Thompson. Preece would never grant her mother a divorce. After, her mother died, she legally changed her name to Wookie Thompson and sued Preece for her bio father's property he left to her mother. She was granted ownership of the farm in Mattie, and house in Louisa. She & Bill then sold those properties & rented a home in Greenup, Kentucky while Bill fixed up their new home, across the river in Ironton, Ohio. They had most of their belongings in a storage building in Louisa, Kentucky at the time that burnt down. They lost many personal things, including the family bible & pictures. "Wookie Woo" was a nickname given to her when she was young in Louisa Ky, by a little indian boy in the Mattie area. She was known by friends as "Wookie". The grandchildren & great grandchildren called her Gig, or Giggie. The name starting with her granddaughter, Pat, who was unable to pronounce the word "grandma". She could cook! She always had cakes & baked goods around the kitchen & wanted to feed anyone visiting. She was ever aware that she had 4 step-siblings. It was quite a scandalous time for her bio father before his divorce. His son Charles devasted and embarassed took a horse, as the story goes, and headed out west to Colorado and never returned to the area. He married and had 2 daughters, none of which had children. Family Members Parents Miniard Holbrook Thompson 1860-1918 Mary Bell Toler Preece 1872-1932 Spouse William Louis "Pop" Curnutte 1912-1982 (m. 1931) Half Siblings Frank A. Thompson 1891-1892 Children Mary Sue Curnutte Mains 1932-2013 Gladys Jane Curnutte Willis 1942-1999 William Thompson Curnutte 1952-1952 Flowers Left by Aunt Bee on the porch in Mayberry on 8 Feb 2013 age 70
  Person ID	I104862	WetzelAncestry

  
  

  Father	Thompson, Miniard Holbrook,   b. 4 Mar 1860   d. 30 Mar 1918, Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Toler, Mary Bell,   b. 2 Nov 1872, Logan County, West Virginia, USA d. 10 Jan 1932, Louisa, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1885
  Family ID	F59769	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Curnutte, William Louis,   b. 15 Jan 1912   d. 9 Sep 1982, Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, USA (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	1931
  Family ID	F59771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 22 Dec 1911 - Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA Death - 24 Oct 1982 - Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Thompson Curnutte, Wookie fag_.jpg 20250530GHLn- Wookie “Giggie” Thompson Curnutte Photo added by CarrieMR Wookie “Giggie” Thompson Curnutte BIRTH 22 Dec 1911 Lawrence County, KY DEATH 24 Oct 1982 (aged 70) Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio BURIAL Woodland Cemetery Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio GPS- Latitude: 38.5084883, Longitude: -82.6515717 MEMORIAL ID90193997 · PHOTOS…
  		Thompson Curnutte, Wookie & Wm fag_.jpg 20250530GHLn- Wookie “Giggie” Thompson Curnutte Photo added by CarrieMR Wookie “Giggie” Thompson Curnutte BIRTH 22 Dec 1911 Lawrence County, KY DEATH 24 Oct 1982 (aged 70) Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio BURIAL Woodland Cemetery Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio GPS- Latitude: 38.5084883, Longitude: -82.6515717 MEMORIAL ID90193997 · PHOTOS…

  
  

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