The Mass of Christian Burial for Nellie M. Thompson, age 100, will be at 12:00 noon Friday, December 4, 2009, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, with Rev. Kevin Ratterman officiating.  Recitation of the Rosary will be 7:00 PM Thursday evening at Anderson-Burris Funeral Home Chapel, with Deacon Tony Crispo officiating.  Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, with arrangements by Anderson-Burris Funeral Home. 

      She was born to Patrick and Mary (Hefel) McGuar on March 11, 1909, in Carmen, and died Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at her home in Enid.

      Nellie grew up west of Enid and graduated from Lahoma High School.  In 1927 she married J.W. Thompson, and they made their home in Enid.  They had one daughter, Dorothy May.  Nellie worked as a hairdresser.  J.W. died in 1971, and she later married Irvin Driskell in 1976.  He died in 1983.  Nellie worked as a rental manager and managed Sherwood Apartments for over thirty years.  She was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, where she was active with the Catholic Daughters and Altar Society.  She also volunteered at Our Daily Bread.  She enjoyed gardening and was a master bridge player.

      She is survived by four grandchildren, Troy and Laura Williams Parnomchol, Jim O’Neill, Ron and Mary Anderson, and Sam and Patty Snyder, all of Enid; eleven great-grandchildren, Greg Williams and Lacey, Jeff and Bethanie Williams, Joey Williams, Laurie Williams, Josh and Kim O’Neill, Ryan O’Neill and Deanna, Eli and Mindy Slater, Zach and Shanda Slater, Seth and Amber Slater, Sara Byrum and Dustin, and Steven Snyder, all of Enid; eleven great, great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

     Nellie was preceded in death by two husbands, J.W. Thompson and Irvin Driskell; daughter Dorothy O’Neill; son-in-law Hugh O’Neill; and nine siblings.

     Memorials may be made through the funeral home to Our Daily Bread.