Maralyn Beatrice Thompson (Hall)

Maralyn Beatrice Thompson, 91, of Leonardtown, MD, passed away peacefully on September 20, 2024, in Leonardtown, MD. Maralyn was born on July 7, 1933, in Sparta, Missouri, to the late Virgil Rex and Ora Mae Hall. She was the loving wife of Warren S. Thompson, Jr., whom she married in Springfield, MO, on November 26, 1955. She is survived by her children Cynthia Thompson (Wayne Sok), Loveville, MD, and Candace Chesser (Richard), Loveville, MD. She is also survived by her sisters and brother, Roxie Croft, Forsyth, MO; Shirley Waddell, Ozark, MO; Linda Hall, Fordland, MO; and Kenneth Hall, Rogersville, MO. Her parents and brothers Wayne Hall and Michael Hall preceded Maralyn in death. Maralyn was blessed with two grandchildren Adam Chesser (Jonnie) and Jennifer Buckler (Dennis) and six great grandchildren: Colton Buckler, Daisy Chesser, Camdyn Buckler, Violet Chesser, Cohen Buckler and Rowan Chesser. Maralyn attended Ozark High School in Ozark, MO, and graduated in 1951. She took a job in Springfield, MO, as a telephone operator. At a dance in Springfield, she met her husband of almost 69 years, Warren, who was serving in the Army at Fort Leonard Wood. It was love at first sight, marriage and a move 1,100 miles to Loveville, MD, where they built their home and raised their children. Maralyn was a telephone operator upon first moving to Maryland and in 1963 began a ten-year career teaching second then fourth grade at Mother Catherine Spalding School in Helen, MD. Upon retirement, Maralyn and Warren traveled the continental United States and settled for a good many years in Fruitland Park, FL. Maralyn and her husband enjoyed the community there and have many special memories of the good times they shared. Maralyn was an extremely talented quilter and seamstress. She enjoyed any arts and crafts projects and was a member of the Art Club at Cedar Lane Senior Living Community, mentoring other aspiring artists. She loved to read, cook and garden. She was a member of the Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad Auxiliary since 2008. The family will receive friends on Thursday, October 3, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD, where a funeral service will be held in the funeral home chapel at 11:00 AM with Fr. Scott Holmer officiating. Interment will follow at Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery, Helen, MD. Serving as pallbearers will be Wayne Sok, Richard Chesser, Adam Chesser, Dennis Buckler, William Chesser, Gregory Schultz, and Princeton Simeona. Honorary pallbearers will be the six great grandchildren. Per Maralyn’s wishes, in lieu of flowers, please make a memorial donation to either: Friends of Cedar Lane, 22680 Cedar Lane Court, Leonardtown, MD 20650 Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad Auxiliary, P. O. Box 299, Leonardtown, MD 20650 St. Mary’s Nursing Center, 21585 Peabody Street, Leonardtown MD 20650 Condolences may be made to the family at www.mgfh.com. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home and Cremation Services, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.