Toronto Masonic Lodge - 75 Year Member

Thomas Albert A"RedA" Thompson - age 98 - of Toronto passed away Tuesday - January 25, 2011 at the Lifeline Hospital - Wintersville, Ohio.He was born September 16, 1912 in Toronto, Ohio the son of the late Cecil A"DocA" Thompson and Roxie Fell Thompson.Red was a 98 year member of the Riverview United Methodist Church of Toronto, 75 year member of the Toronto Masonic Lodge F. & A.M. / Valley of Steubenville Scottish Rite 32 degree Mason/ 25 Year Club of the Weirton Steel Co. / Toronto Beautification Committee / former board member of the Toronto Union Cemetery Association / past president of Local American Iron and Steel Institute - Pittsburgh Chapter / a 1930 graduate of Toronto High School.He formed the Methodist Men''s organization at the Riverview Methodist Church that met every month for a meal and a programRed was retired from the Weirton Steel Corporation a subsidiary of National Steel as the first superintendent of the BOP. He traveled around the world to exchange ideas with fellow steelworkers for the development and design of the first BOP at the Weirton Steel Corporation.He was preceded in death by: Parents / his loving and devoted wife - Dorothy C. A"PeggyA" Campbell Thompson who passed away in 2002 and whom he married March 2, 1931 / sons - Jerome F. Thompson who passed away in 1994 and Kim Campbell Thompson who passed away in 2009 / brothers - Wray and Edwin Thompson / step-sister - Madonna Bode.Red''s survivors are:Daughters: Camilla Melville and husband Paul of Toronto, Ohio Roxanna Thompson and fiancAC. Anthony Merzlak of Pittsburgh, Pa.Son: Timothy W. Thompson of Lincoln Park, Michigan13 grandchildren / 12 great-grandchildrenFriends and family will gather for visitation 6-8 Wednesday / 2-4 and 6-8 Thursday and from 10:30 to 11:30 A.M. Friday all at the Riverview United Methodist Church - 105 North River Avenue - Toronto, OH 43964A celebration service for Red will be held at the church at 11:30 A.M. Friday with Pastor Josh Elliott and the Reverend Robert Phillips officiating. Burial will be at the Toronto Union Cemetery at the convenience of the family.A Masonic service will be held at 7:00 P.M. at the church Thursday eveningMemorial contributions in memory of Red may go to the Riverview United Methodist Church - 105 N. River Ave. Toronto or the Urban Mission - 311 N. Sixth St. - Steubenville, OH 43952Arrangements by the Clarke Funeral Home - 302 Main St. - Toronto740-537-1234 or 800-5881446