Mildred Emma Thompson (1902-1985)

Mildred Emma Thompson was born on 7 February 1902 in Delaware. She died 2 July 1985 in Tampa, Florida. She married Roy Gilpin Lynam on 16 March 1921 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware.

Mildred Emma Thompson's birth certificate

Mildred Thompson and Roy Lynam's marriage certificate

The News Journal, 16 July 1985
TAMPA, Fla. -- Mildred Thompson Lynam, 83, formerly of near Wilmington, Del., died July 2 at her home, 4410 Wisconsin Ave., Tampa.
   Mrs. Lynam was born in Wilmington and lived on Garfield Avenue, Gwinhurst, near Holly Oak, for more than 35 years. She was a volunteer for many years at Riverside Hospital, working in the dietary department.
   She was a member of the former Christian & Missionary Alliance Church in Wilmington.
   Survivors include her husband, Roy G. Lynam of Tampa; two sons, Ralph W. and Robert H., both of Tampa; two daughters, Ruth Ethel Talley of Hayesville, N.C., and Mildred Ann Lambert of Wilmington; eight grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
   Services and burial were July 5 in Sunset Memorial Garden, Tampa.

PARENTS
Benjamin Luther Thompson
Bessie Harlan

SPOUSE
Roy Gilpin Lynam

CHILDREN
Ralph Willard Lynam
Dorothy Blanch Lynam
Ruth Ethel Lynam
Robert Harlan Lynam
Mildred Ann Lynam

SOURCES

• 1910 census, Wilmington Ward 7, New Castle, Delaware

• 1920 census, Wilmington Ward 7, New Castle, Delaware

• 1930 census, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware

• 1940 census, Representative District 6, New Castle, Delaware

• Delaware Vital Records

• The News Journal, 16 July 1985