NEWTON - H. Roland van der Smissen, 85, died June 9, 1985, at Bethel Home for the Aged, Newton. Born June 2, 1900, at Summerfield, Ill., he married Linda Kliewer Aug. 5, 1925, at Hammon, Okla. She died Dec. 12, 1978. He was a retired public schoolteacher and was a resident of Newton since 1974, moving from Highland Springs, Va.

He was a member of the Bethel College Mennonite Church, the Lions Club, a life member of the Virginia Educational Association, member of the Richmond Area Retired Teachers Association, the Masonic Lodge, Carson City, Nev., and an Honorary life member of the Virginia Congress PTA.

Survivors: daughter, Hope Smook, Richmond, Va.; sister, Hilda Voran and Frieda C. Andreas, both of North Newton, Elizabeth Clemmer, Fort Wayne, Ind., Edna Cowsert, Junction, Texas, Ruth Johnson, Huntington, Ind.; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Sister Frieda Chapel, Newton, the Rev. Don Kaufman and chaplin Jim Cox. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery, Newton. Friends may call all day Monday and until 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Draper-Cannon Funeral Home, Newton. Memorials to the Bethel Home for the Aged in care of the funeral home.

Carrie N. Thompson, age 88, of Macon, Missouri, formerly of Elmer, Missouri, passed away Friday (December 24, 2004) at the La Plata Nursing home.

Born April 19, 1916 in Elmer, Missouri, she was the daughter of Lewis and Della (Still) Hoffman. On May 9, 1942, in Piggot, Arkansas, she married Samuel Thompson who preceded her in death on May 9, 1995.

Also preceding her in death were her parents, four brothers, Herman, Virgil, Samuel and Lewis Hoffman, six sisters, Opal, Nelba, Fern, Mary, Beulah and Florence, and one grandson, Randy Johnson.

Survivors include two sons, Charlie Thompson of La Plata, Missouri and Johnnie Thompson and wife, Jean of Macon, Missouri; one daughter, Nelba Shockley and husband, Jim of Macon, Missouri; twelve grandchildren; forty great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.

Carrie resided in Elmer, Missouri all of her life before moving to Macon, Missouri in 1992. She received her education at the Bell Rural School. Carrie was of the Pentecostal Faith. She was a member of the Elmer Assembly of God Church where she was a Sunday School teacher for several years, and after moving to Macon, Missouri she attended the United Trinity Church.
She enjoyed cooking, canning, and quilting. Carrie loved her God and family.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday (December 29, 2004) at the Travis Funeral Chapel in La Plata, Missouri. Officiating will be the Reverend Denny Sikes. Music will be provided by organist, Vicky Sikes and vocalists, Mike and Kathy Austin. Musical selections will be "Under His Wings", "Wings Of A Dove", and "Amazing Grace".

Burial will be in the Bell Cemetery of Elmer, Missouri. Pallbearers will be Greg Johnson, Tim Johnson, Tony Johnson, Kurtis Johnson, Jimmy Maloney, Mark Stroppel, Gale March and Ben Miles.

Visitation will be held Tuesday (December 28, 2004) from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Travis Funeral Chapel, 125 S. Church, La Plata, Missouri 63549, (660) 332-7145.

Memorials in memory of Carrie N. Thompson may be made to the Randy Johnson Memorial Cancer Fund. They may be left at or mailed to the Travis Funeral Chapel, 125 S. Church Street, La Plata, Missouri 63549.