Benjamin Douglas Thompson, M.D.
(Aug 27, 1896 - Oct 2, 1981)
Benjamin Douglas Thompson was born August 27, 1896 in Henderson, Texas to
Louis Cemore Thompson and Lillian Josie Odom. He moved with the family to
Greer County, Oklahoma when he was about 11 years old.
Douglas grew up on the Thompson farm near Marie, Oklahoma. He attended school
in Marie until it was time to enter high school. The high school in Marie
was not accredited so he rode by horse to school in Brinkman, Okla. Later
he attended and graduated from Mangum High School, Mangum, Oklahoma.
He attended Oklahoma A&M at Stillwater, Oklahoma for one year. (At one time, I
had a year book from that year, but have since lost it. I remember that Chester
A. Gould, creator of the comic strip, Dick Tracy, was a classmate, and the
yearbook was filled with cartoons and captions by Gould. - CHS)
He moved to Norman, Oklahoma during his second year to study pharmacy but soon
changed to medicine. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma Medical
School as a medical doctor.
He moved to Houston, Texas where he established a practice. He later owned his
own medical building. He died of a heart attack at the age of 85.
Douglas married Mayme Elizabeth Jumper. She died in 1953.
Douglas and Mayme Elizabeth had two children:
Their genealogical chart is shown below:
Douglas married Theodora Hunnicut in 1955.
She was born October 7, 1902 in New Orleans, Louisiana. She died November 5,
1983.
According to the Houston Post, Monday, November 7, 1983, she lived according
to a creed she learned as a young woman.
"Any good thing you can do or any kindness you can show any human being,
you had better do it now. Do not neglect it for you will not pass this
way again."
The following obituary is copied from the Houston Chronicle as of Monday
November 7, 1983:
Services for Theo Hunnicut Thompson, 81, the first dean of women at the
University of Houston and a civic and cultural leader, will be at 11:30 A.M.
Tuesday at Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering.
Mrs. Thompson died Saturday. She served as dean of women at UH from 1950
until 1955 when she married Dr. Benjamin D. Thompson. She earned her
doctorate from UH in the following year.
A native of New Orleans, she moved to Houston at age 12 with her parents.
She was graduated from the Southern Methodist University. Upon graduation
she married Julian Perry Hunnicut, Sr. Both her husbands preceded her.
She earned her master's degree from Columbia University. She taught here
at Deady Junior High school and was registrar at Austin High School. She
joined UH in 1946 as assistant registrar and counselor for women.
Mrs. Thompson was an active worker for the Red Cross, the Houston Symphony
Society, the Tuesday Music Club, the Museum of fin Arts, the Institute for
International Education, the Heritage Society and the Multiple Sclerosis
Foundation.
She leaves a son, Julian Perry Hunnicut Jr. of Houston.
Douglas and Theodora Thompson
1-A. Raymond Douglas Thompson, M.D.
Born: Jul 19, 1928 - Houston, TX
Died: May 15, 1997 - Fresno, CA
Marr:
Josephine Carter
1-B. Elizabeth Ruth Thompson
2-A. Mary Elizabeth Thompson
Born: Aug 14, 1938 - Houston, TX
Died: 1993
Marr: Harry Kyle Searle, Jr.
1-B. Harry Kyle Searle III
Born: Aug 20, 1959 - Harris County, TX
2-B. Kameron Kent Searle - Lawyer - Houston, TX
Born: Oct 10, 1961 - Harris County, TX
Marr: Jun 28, 1997 - Harris County, TX
Marisa Ann Adlong
Born: 1968
1-C. Kayla Elizabeth Searle
Born: 1998
3-B. Kristi Arlen Searle
Born: Nov 7, 1962 - Harris County, TX
Marr: Dec 20, 1986 - Waller County, TX
Robert Andrew Grove
1-C. Kaitlyn Elizabeth Grove
Born: Jan 1, 1990 - Harris County, TX
2-C. Andrew Knight Grove
Born: Feb 2, 1994 - Harris County, TX
4-B. Karla Alise Searle
Born: 1966
Note: Much of the genealogical information on the children and grandchildren
of Benjamin Douglas and Mayme Elizabeth Thompson was provided by Reba Barker
Hall.
