Born Tarentum, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Patrick M. Barry and Leona P. Lawther Barry.

Mrs. Thompson was a member of First Baptist Church of Butler, where she was a member of the Berean Sunday School Class. She was also a member of the Butler County Historical Society. Nellie was an avid quilter, making many beautiful quilts through the years. Mrs. Thompson was always ready to serve hospitality when she was needed in church or at her home.

Mrs. Thompson is survived by two daughters, Joann and her husband, Robert Dittmer, and Linda and her husband, Chrils Wilker; two sons, Raymond E. and his wife, Patricia Thompson, and Harvey A. and his wife, Pearl Thompson; all of Butler. She is also survived by eight grandchildren, six great grandchildren, and several neices and nephews.

Mrs.Thompson was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Thompson, who passed away April 18, 2001, one granddaughter, one sister, and one brother.

Friends will be received at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street, Butler, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.

Services will be held at the Thompson - Miller Funeral Home, Inc. on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. with Reverend David Maitland of First Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Burial Estates.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Slippery Rock Baptist Camp, 130 Elliott Lane, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania 16057.