Florence Owens Thompson (23 September 1903 - 16 September 1983) passed away on 16 September 1983, at the age of 80. Florence was a well-known figure in the Great Depression era. She was among the many displaced Americans documented in Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother photos taken in 1936. Florence was born in Indian Territory, what is now Oklahoma, and married at the age of 15. Florence worked making berries, grapes, and cotton and later in a factory at the onset of the Depression. With her six children, Florence traveled searching for work to support her family and ended up in a farm labor camp in California. With the help of government sponsored programs, Florence eventually was able to afford a house after moving to Sacramento. She and her family eventually moved back to Modesto, CA where her son, Tom Owens, became a police officer. Florence was a widow for four decades. Even Wilma Mankiller, first female chief of the Cherokee Nation, was greatly affected by the historic Migrant Mother Darylmeyer image of Florence. Although Florence’s life was hard, she was determined to survive and succeeded in doing so. Florence’s ashes were buried alongside her husband’s in Fresno County, California. She is survived by her six children, 19 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, and 12 great-great grandchildren.