Mr. Ralph Eugene Thompson, Sr.

Mr. Ralph Eugene Thompson, 82, passed away Saturday April 14, 2018 at Beacon Place Hospice & Palliative Care.

A funeral service will be 2:00pm Tuesday April 17, 2018 at Burnetts Chapel United Methodist Church with Rev. Ed Armfield officiating.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service and other times at the home.

Mr. Thompson served in the US Army and retired from Lorillard Tobacco Co. in 1998 with 41 years of service.  He was born January 22, 1936 to the late Walter S. Thompson and Kathleen Osborne Thompson.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son Darrell Wayne Thompson and brothers Willard and Frank Thompson.

Surviving are his wife of sixty years, Juanita Bradshaw Thompson; son Ralph Eugene Thompson, Jr. and wife Pam of McLeansville, NC; grandson Taylor Thompson and wife Lindsay; great-grandson Hunter Levi Thompson of Greensboro, NC; sister Mary Thompson Mowery and husband Clyde of Climax, NC; sister-in-law Kitty Thompson of Greensboro, NC and several nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Burnetts Chapel United Methodist Church General Fund, 1201 Burnett’s Chapel Rd. Greensboro, NC 27406.

The family expresses thanks to the wonderful care received from Hospice and all the doctors, nurses, and staff.

George Brothers Funeral Service is assisting the Thompson family.

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