Mr. Thompson was born in Menlo, Georgia on January 12, 1936, son of the late Bud Carl Thompson and Lillie Stallings Thompson. He was a member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Subligna, and prior to retirement, was employed with Wheeling Steel and was a farmer. In addition to his parents, Mr. Thompson was preceded in death by brothers, Willie Carl Thompson, Carl Budd Thompson, J.W. Thompson, Bobby Thompson; sisters, Maggie Knox, Annie Allgood, his wife, Alberta Thompson and a child.
Mr. Thompson is survived by sisters, Yvonne (Bill) Etchison, Irene (Jimmy) Dozier, Otha (Greg) Ludy, Ruby (Andrew) Wedgeworth and Louise (L.C.) Wedgeworth, all of Summerville; Special Stepdaughters, Sandra Kirk, Brenda Hudgins; 4 step grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, very special cousin, Sara Ruth Thompson; Stepson, Labron Kirk; a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Funeral Services for Mr. Thompson will be held Sunday, August 8, 2010 at 2:00 P.M. in the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Subligna with Rev. James Loveless officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Terry Silmon, Carl Wedgeworth, Lorenzo Knox, Robert Walker, Bill Etchison, and Jerome Dozier.
Flower Bearers will be Peggy Perry, Cynthia Smith, Sara Ruth Thompson, April Kinney, Lisa Wedgeworth and Gail Wedgeworth.
Mr. Thompson will lie in state at the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church on Sunday from 1 until the funeral hour.
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