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Surnames: Thompson, Salisberry, Rice, Morgan, Huggart, Cunniff, Courtois, Evans, Luchs,
Holmes, Sheridan
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News-Times, Newport, OR September 6, 2002 A-9
DONALD THOMPSON
Donald Vaughn Thompson, 79, of Las Vegas, Nevada, died August 30, 2002 in Las Vegas (Clark
Co., Nevada) after a lengthy illness.
He was born November 9, 1922 in Duncan (Stephens Co.,) Oklahoma to Pearl Holmes and
Phillip Sheridan Thompson.
He was employed as an entertainer, musician and writer. He was a songwriter, and played
piano, drums, guitar, and the bass.
He lived in Illinois, California, Washington, Nevada, and Oregon.
Survivors include three daughters and two sons-in-law, Jackie and Dale Salisberry of
Moline, IL, and Apache Junction, Ariz., Phyllis and Ivan Rice of Wright City, Mo., and
Tricia Morgan of Seal Rock (Lincoln Co.); two sons and a daughter-in-law, Phillip and
Joyce Huggart of Port Byron, IL, and Craig Cunniff of Moreno Valley, California; a sister
and brother-in-law, Phyllis and Victor Courtois of Winston; a nephew and his wife, Bill
and Margie Evans if Visalia, California; 16 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; and
his caregiver, Dick Luchs of Las Vegas, Novada. He was preceded in death by his parents;
and a son, David Churchill of Moline, IL.
Disposition was by cremation.