Betty Lovci Thompson 1912 - 2003 A memorial service will be held at a later date for Betty Lovci Thompson, age 91, a longtime resident of Independence. Mrs. Thompson was born on Jan. 14, 1912 in Los Angeles to Adolph and Pearl Moore Lovci. She was married to Walter John Thompson and worked beside him mining and road building in the area. She loved fishing and the outdoors. Mrs. Thompson was preceded in death by her husband in 1988. She is survived by daughter, Toni Bottorff of Independence; brother, Kenneth H. Lovci and his wife, Irene, of San Diego; grandchildren, John Bottorff of Escondido and Scott Bottorff and his wife, Janis, of Ridgecrest; three great-grandchildren, Megan, John and Cleighton; and many nieces and nephews. The Inyo Register, Bishop, Inyo County, California Saturday, November 1, 2003 - Page A2 Transcribed by Pat Houser for Inyo County GenWeb, February 22, 2005