Lelia A. Thompson, 94 died Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Sterling Presbyterian Manor, Sterling, Kansas. Born August 5, 1919, at Arpelar, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of Boone and Virgie Mae (Ezell) Turner. She married Norman Thompson March 26, 1938, at McAlester, Oklahoma. He died March 18, 2002. A cook for Unified School District 428 in Great Bend, Mrs. Thompson was a resident of Great Bend since 1952 coming from Kiowa. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, and an active member of the D.A.R., being very proud of her heritage and ancestry. Survivors include two sons, Curtis Thompson and wife Bernice of Sterling; and David Thompson of Bowling Green, Kentucky; two daughters, Betty Anderson and husband Duane of Winfield, Kansas; and Karen Barefield and husband Bruce of Minneapolis, Kansas; twelve grandchildren; and twelve great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Wiysel. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 2, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church in Great Bend with the Reverend Dr. Scott V. Solether officiating. Interment will be at Great Bend Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, December 1, 2013 at Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend. Memorials are suggested to Sterling Presbyterian Manor, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.