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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 25287
Title: Ashton R. Thompson
Date: 10/7/1997-11/2/2018
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Inscription/Marks: 10/7/1997
Summary: Ashton R. Thompson, Hoksina Waste (Good Boy) began his journey to the Spirit World October 28, 2018, due to a car accident. Funeral Services were held November 2, 2018, in Seven Dolors Catholic Church, Fort Totten, ND. Ashton was laid to rest below his grandfather at the Saint Jerome Cemetery in Crowhill, ND. Ashton was the beloved son of Crystal L. McKay and Vance James Thompson Sr. He was born in Devils Lake, ND, on October 7, 1997. Ashton attended Four Winds Community School in Fort Totten, ND. Throughout his years, he was active in basketball and had joined in grade 5, in which he was part of the Wood Lake traveling team up until 9th grade and continued high school basketball. In 2016, Ashton and his team, the Four Winds Indians, became State Champions.  He then graduated from Four Winds High School, class of 2017 in Fort Totten, ND. Growing up Ashton was a very simple guy, he loved playing basketball and enjoyed X Box and PS 4 gaming. He also had a part time job at Tokio General Store. He loved spending time with his baby boy, Carter (his pride and joy). Ashton will be missed by many for his unique personality, his loving kind heart and his bright smile. Ashton is survived by his parents, Crystal L. McKay and Vance J. Thompson Sr.; son, Carter Delwayne-Richard Thompson; grandmothers, Millie McKay, Violet Smith, Patty Christianson and Stella Cavanaugh; great grandfather, Solomon F. Sherman; four brothers, Walter, Vance Jr., Jonothan and Sage Thompson; two sisters, Neela James and Mae Thompson; aunts, Lisa Burdick, Ashley McKay, Gina Wachsmuth; uncle, Jaime Burdick Sr.; friend, Dennis Smith; special friend, Johnna Good Iron; nieces, Athena Acevedo and Ameriah Grady-Burdick. He is preceded in death by his grandfather, Richard McKay and Philip McKay Sr., and other relatives.
Red ID: FND_I_75857 Image ID: 528956 Image Notes: FND001 25287

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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