Monogrammed Brick Stories
Brick: Thompson, George
Contributed by George and Nona Thompson
George Thompson and Ruby East Thompson are the parents of George David Thompson and the grandparents of Valerie Thompson Russell, Cheryl Thompson and Amber Thompson Meilahn. Ruby East (1907–1968) was the daughter of Hugh and Mary Josephine Lewis East. Ruby graduated from Sparks Memorial Hospital Nursing School and moved to Wewoka, Oklahoma, where she met George W. Thompson when he was brought to the doctor's. office with a leg injury from an oilfield accident. They were married in Wewoka in 1933.
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In 2012 the Oklahoma Historical Society invited those who purchased one of the monogrammed bricks paving the Red River Journey at the Oklahoma History Center to share about the person or group their brick honors. Below is a list of those who submitted stories and the message shown on their brick. Use the links below to read the contributed story.
This project was made possible by a generous donation from Catherine B. Wootten.
