Genevieve Galena Thompson, 89, recently of Parker Heights, Parker, died Monday at Beverly Healthcare-Shippenville. She previously lived in Foxburg for more than 80 years.

Born Nov. 19, 1916, in Foxburg, she was the daughter of James A. and Catheryn B. Cook Galena.

She attended elementary school in Foxburg and was a graduate of the St. Petersburg-Richland High School. As a youth, she played golf and tennis and was a member of the girls' basketball team.

On Nov. 13, 1941, she married Eugene E. "Burrhead" Thompson at the Parker Presbyterian Church. They were married at the beginning of World War II and she accompanied him to California for his basic training. While there she worked in a factory and shared an apartment with other young wives. Once he shipped out, she worked at Moyer's Level Works in Parker with her three sisters and made glass levels used in fighter planes.

After the war, the Thompsons settled in Foxburg, where he became postmaster and they raised a family. She worked part time as a housekeeper for several Allegheny-Clarion Valley area families, enjoyed her work and became a part of their lives.

Mrs. Thompson and her husband loved to travel and one of their happiest trips was to Hawaii for an American Legion Convention. Winters were spent in Florida with their children, who resided there.

Following the death of her husband on Oct. 19, 1983, she continued to spend winters in Florida with their family. One Christmas, her children gave her a trip to Hawaii with a friend.

She was a member of the Foxburg United Methodist Church, The 40 & 8 and The Lady Rebekah Lodge of Emlenton. She was an officer of the auxiliary of the Miller-Rankin American Legion Post 636 of Foxburg and held many offices at the district and state level of the American Legion.

She was well-known for her baking abilities, and her pie and cookie recipes graced many local cookbooks.

Mrs. Thompson and her husband were early members of the Foxburg Country Club, where they were trophy-winning golfers. In later years, she enjoyed sitting on the club porch for ladies night.

She was well-known for her sense of humor and her quick-to-the- point attitude, and her family wishes she be remembered in that way with a smile.

Her children, grandchildren and their spouses were her greatest pride and she loved to show their pictures wherever she went. Tim Trill, the eldest grandchild, held a special place in her heart as she baby-sat him as a child.

Surviving are four children, Susan Trill O'Shea and her husband, Jim, Toni Thompson Mann and her husband, Jay, and Len Thompson and his wife, Mary, all of Florida, and Vieve Thompson Jack and her husband, J, of Emlenton; six grandchildren, Tim Trill and his wife, Laura, of New York, Jeremy Jack and his wife, Kristin, of Virginia, Brayton and Tim Thompson of Florida and Neal and Judd Jack of Emlenton; and her latest joy, her great-grandchildren, Jacob and McKenzie Jack of Virginia.

She also is survived by a sister, Cathryn Murray of Shippenville; and a number of nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Overheim and Flo Overheim; and a brother, Jim Galena.

<B>THOMPSON</B> — Friends of Genevieve Galena Thompson, who died Monday, June 19, 2006, will be received from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the <B>Hile Funeral Home</B>, 802 Grove St., St. Petersburg. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home with the Rev. Dan Myers, her church pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at the Foxburg Cemetery.The Foxburg American Legion Ladies Auxiliary will hold a memorial service at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.Memorial contributions may be made to the Foxburg United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 12, Foxburg, PA 16036.