Wilda Mae "Nana" Thompson, age 82, of Oquawka, Illinois, passed away at 1:58 am on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at the Monmouth Nursing Home in Monmouth, Illinois. Mae was born on January 4, 1942 in rural Kirkwood, Illinois and is the daughter of Milford Joseph and Dorothy Opal VanMeter Decker. Nana attended elementary grades in Monmouth Schools and after moving to Oquawka she attended High School in the Oquawka High School and the class of 1960. " Nana " was previously married to Dorance Vice, and later married Delbert LeRoy Thompson. Mae first worked and was employed at Glastex Manufacturing in Monmouth, Illinois for a time, and later was a line person at Maytag / Admiral Corporation in Galesburg to her retirement. Mae loved to go to Bingo and liked working in her garden. She loved her cats and her dogs, and most of all her family and grandchildren. She loved car rides and loved ice cream and the river.
She is survived by three daughters, Kathy Frye of Calera, Alabama, Tammy Mitchell an

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