Edna Dean Thompson, 91, of Hollywood, MD, died March 29, 2011 in California, MD. Born on December 16, 1919 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of late Bernard S. and Ethel E. Gatton Dean.

She was the loving wife of the late Andrew Latelle Thompson whom she married on November 27, 1937, he preceded her in death on November 7, 2006.

Mrs. Thompson is survived by her children; Tim Thompson and his wife Helen of Mechanicsville, MD, Barbara Thompson Waldroupe , Rodney Thompson and his wife Jeanette, Jerry Thompson and his wife Linda all of Hollywood, MD. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Thompson was preceded in death by her siblings, Melvin L. Dean, Harvey Dean, Lesley Dean, Dorothy Thompson, Myres Dean, John C. Dean and Nelson C. Dean.

Mrs. Thompson was the valedictorian for her Great Mills High School class of 1936. A lifelong resident of St. Mary's County, she was an Accountant Supervisor for the Comptroller Dept. of the Patuxent River Naval Air Station, retiring in 1976. Mrs. Thompson was devoted to her family and to her church.

The family will receive friends on Sunday April 3, 2011 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home where prayers will be recited at 3:00 PM. A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, April 4, 2011 at 10:00 AM in the Hollywood Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Verne Haskell officiating and Rev. Philip Thompson co-officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Andrew Thompson, Richard Menard, P. Wade Thompson, Adam Chesser, James L. Thompson and Tony Evans.

Contributions may be made in memory Edna Dean Thompson to the Hollywood Church of the Nazarene, 24710 Sotterley Road, Hollywood, MD 20636 and/or Hollywood Vol. Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 79, Hollywood, MD 20636.

Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A, Leonardtown, MD.