Mary “Mary Lou” Louisa Thompson, 89, of Home, formerly of Indiana, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, at Crystal Waters Personal Care Home.
A daughter of the late James Harold and Margaret Louisa (McCrea) Gibson, she was born April 24, 1934, in Indiana.
Mary Lou graduated from Blairsville High School in 1952 and was a member of Bethel Presbyterian Church. She was a homemaker and for over 20 years, Mary Lou was a volunteer at Indiana Regional Medical Center. She enjoyed spending time “RVing” at the Big Bear Campground in West Virginia.
She is survived by her husband, Richard “Dick” Thompson, of Home; children: Peggy Patterson, of Indiana; Bruce Patterson and wife Kathy, of McMurray; James “Jim” Patterson, of Indiana; Melissa (Cribbs) Folman and husband Joel, of Greensboro; and Robert Cribbs, Jr., of Clarksville; grandchildren: Joshua Folman and wife Amber; Katie (Patterson) Cippel and husband Josh; Jill Patterson and Scott Patterson.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Paul Patterson; her second husband, Robert Cribbs; a daughter-in-law, Lorna Cribbs and a brother, James Gibson.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Robinson-Lytle-Shoemaker Funeral Home, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, with Pastor Terry Semsick officiating. Interment will be in Bethel Presbyterian Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly suggests memorial contributions be made to the Myasthenia Gravis Association of Western Pennsylvania at www.mgawpa.org
To view the online obituary, sign the guest registry or send condolences, please visit
