Mary Thompson Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Mary Thompson of Highlands, North Carolina, born in Westminster, South Carolina, who passed away at the age of 95, on June 11, 2020. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Mary Elizabeth Harbin Smith and John Henry Smith; her former spouse Wendall Cleaveland (Buck); her spouse Magnus Stribling Meriweather (Bud); her son John W. Cleaveland; her daughter-in-law Edwina Goode Cleaveland; her grandchildren, Mary Kristina Cleaveland (Kristy), Marty Caye Smith and John Caye; her daughter Pamela Thompson-Duke (Michael Duke) of Lilburn, GA; her grandchildren, Matthew Reese and Jennifer Reese; her daughter Mary Lee Billingsley (Lamar) of Scaly Mountain, NC; her grandchildren, Tracy Roman, David and Andrew Billingsley; her son Michael Stribling Thompson (Mike) of Highlands; and her grandchildren, McKenzie and Sayward Thompson.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the John W. Cleaveland Benevolent Fund at Community Bible Church, Four Seasons Hospice, and Highlands Child Care Development Center at First Presbyterian Church.