William M. Thompson

1927 - 2013  (85 years)

• Name	William M. Thompson  [1, 2]
  Birth	15 Jun 1927	Lexington, Lauderdale County, Alabama   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Feb 2013	Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama   [2]
  Burial	Springfield Cemetery, Rogersville, Lauderdale County, Alabama   [2]
  Notes	His FindAGrave memorial page, created by Joy Favors, had a transcription of his obituary as follows: William M. "Billy" Thompson, 85, of Lexington died Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at Huntsville Hospital. Visitation will be Thursday, February 14, 2013, from 6-8 PM at Elkins East Chapel. Funeral services will be at 1 PM Friday, February 15, 2013, at Elkins East Chapel with Bro. Wendell White and Bro. Jimmy Grisham officiating. Burial will be at Springfield Cemetery. Mr. Thompson served in the US Navy during WWII. He was a retired pipefitter and was a member of Local #377 and a member of Nebo Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by his parents JM "Mac" and Ollie Thompson; brothers Orbie and Orville Thompson; and sister, Frances Bergin. Billy is survived by his wife Nellarene Thompson; daughter, Debbie Simpson (Derrick); sons, Terry Thompson (Jane) and Billy Don Thompson; brother, A.L. "Heavy" Thompson (Stella); grandchildren, Blake Thompson and Isabella Thompson. Pallbearers will be Jimmy White, Jackie Tate, Mickey Thompson, Phillip Haynes, Jimmy McMasters, and Ronald Dale Hill. Honorary pallbearers will be David White, Bobby McGuire, William Howard, and Bobby Gene Butler. The family would like to thank Dr. Wampler, Dr. Little, Dr. Mokulis, and staff at the VA Clinic. It also had a photo of his military marker with was embossed as follows: William M. Thompson SK3 US Navy World War II Jun 15, 1927 (Cross) Feb 12 2013
  Person ID	I45589	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	James Malcolm "Mack" Thompson,   b. 7 Dec 1895, Alabama d. 2 Mar 1973, Lexington, Lauderdale County, Alabama (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Ollie L. McGuire,   b. 5 Oct 1892, Lauderdale County, Alabama d. 14 Dec 1978 (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  	His FindAGrave memorial page, created by Joy Favors, notes that "Mack Thompson ran a General Store in Lexington next to the Cemetery for years and the picture is of him and his wife, Ollie McGuire Thompson in front of the store and photo was taken in June, 1960 by Stella Joy Favors. " http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58245924 There are also links to the memorial pages for five of their children.
  Family ID	F13532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Jun 1927 - Lexington, Lauderdale County, Alabama Death - 13 Feb 2013 - Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Alabama, Lauderdale County, Pr 3, Lexington Enumerated 26 and 27 April 1940 SD 8 ED 39-6 Sheet 12B 198 (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 105178811 (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 58245924 (Reliability: 3).