Bessie Mae Thompson, 82, of New Haven, departed this life April 30, 2008. She was the widow of John Thompson.
Born in Florence, SC, August 5, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Elliott and Rozena Byrd.
Prior to retiring, she was employed at Blue Cross Blue Shield as a Special Claims Clerk and was a member of Clinton AME Zion Church.
She leaves to cherish her memories, sons, John and Mark Thompson; daughters, Debra Williams and Sherri, Sethe and Faithe Thompson; twenty-one grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by brothers, Matthew, George and John Edward Byrd and Charles Harding; and sisters, Louise McIver, Matilda Brown, Carrie Cooper, and Elizabelle Edmonds.
A celebration of Mrs. Thompson's life and legacy will be held Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at 11:00 AM at Clinton AME Zion Church, 96 Central St., Ansonia. Friends may call at the church from 10:00-11:00 AM. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
