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Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson

Elizabeth "Betty" W. Thompson, 86. of Lincoln, passed away at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 27, 2020, at The Christian Village in Lincoln.

Private family services will be held. Cremation Rites have been accorded.

Elizabeth Wicker was born April 5, 1934, in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of the Rev. Norvell and Marion Bailey Wicker. She was united in marriage with Donald H. Thompson on December 22, 1956. He preceded her in death on January 25, 2005.

Betty in survived by one daughter, Elizabeth (Bob) Twyman of Middletown; four grandchildren: Jason Allen, Stephanie Lonsdale, Peyton Anderson, and Brock Twyman; and four great-grandchildren: Killyian, Madison, Dawn, and Kaitlynn.

She was preceded in death by her husband; one son, Donald B. Thompson; and one brother, Novell Wicker, Jr.

Betty was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Atlanta, Ga. She attended the Trinity Episcopal Church in Lincoln. She was an accomplished floral arranger who showed her skills and talents in world flowers shows in places such as Chelsea, England and South Africa.

Memorials may be made to the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital Foundation.

Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram Peasley Funeral Home of Atlanta.