The native of Toombs County was a member of the Center Methodist Church and was a retired sawmill operator.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Annie Polk Thompson of Vidalia; four sons, Robert H. Thompson and Gene A. Thompson of Chesapeake, Va., Richard Thompson and Ronald D. Thompson of Vidalia; three daughters, Mrs. Betty Lewis, Mrs. Abbie Jo Tippett and Mrs. Sara Register of Vidalia; his mother, Mrs. A.P. Thompson of Vidalia; two brothers, Arthur B. Thompson of Vidalia and Dan Thompson of Alston; four sisters, Mrs. H.D. Gillis of Vidalia, Mrs. Eddie Odom of Soperton, Mrs. Arva Wilkes of Valdosta and Mrs. William Lutz of Joliet, Ill.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in Center Methodist Church with Rev. George Coursey and Rev. Wade Rollins officiating. Interment was in the Lakeview Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers were Jack Gillis, Ray Dowdy, Paul Tippett, Fred Tippett, Johnny Dixon and L.G. Herndon. Honorary pallbearers were Carlos Tootle, B.C. Stephens, Wade Garrett, Curtis Outler, W.W. Rowland, Tom Tippett, Bill Tippett, Roy Thompson and H.D. McNair.
Murchison Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The native of Toombs County was a member of the Center Methodist Church and was a retired sawmill operator.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Annie Polk Thompson of Vidalia; four sons, Robert H. Thompson and Gene A. Thompson of Chesapeake, Va., Richard Thompson and Ronald D. Thompson of Vidalia; three daughters, Mrs. Betty Lewis, Mrs. Abbie Jo Tippett and Mrs. Sara Register of Vidalia; his mother, Mrs. A.P. Thompson of Vidalia; two brothers, Arthur B. Thompson of Vidalia and Dan Thompson of Alston; four sisters, Mrs. H.D. Gillis of Vidalia, Mrs. Eddie Odom of Soperton, Mrs. Arva Wilkes of Valdosta and Mrs. William Lutz of Joliet, Ill.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in Center Methodist Church with Rev. George Coursey and Rev. Wade Rollins officiating. Interment was in the Lakeview Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers were Jack Gillis, Ray Dowdy, Paul Tippett, Fred Tippett, Johnny Dixon and L.G. Herndon. Honorary pallbearers were Carlos Tootle, B.C. Stephens, Wade Garrett, Curtis Outler, W.W. Rowland, Tom Tippett, Bill Tippett, Roy Thompson and H.D. McNair.
Murchison Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Family Members
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Ossie Jane Thompson Gillis
1902–1998
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Henry Thompson
1904–1905
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Mary Florence Thompson Odom
1906–2001
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Ola May Thompson
1907–1907
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Daniel "Dan" Thompson
1909–1982
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Annie Lou Thompson
1912–1912
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Arthur Barry "Unk or Bubba" Thompson
1914–1974
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Infant Thompson
1916–1916
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Mildred Thompson Wilkes
1917–2002
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Infant Daughter Thompson
1920–1920
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SGT Mamie Elise Thompson Lutz
1922–1999
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