Irwin County GaArchives Obituaries.....Keith Thompson April 10 1997 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Kay Music http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00028.html#0006826 January 5, 2003, 1:28 pm The Ocilla Star April 19,1997 Keith Thompson The funeral service for Keith D. Thompson of Ocilla, who died Thursday, April 10, 1997 in Grady County, GA, was held Saturday, April 12 at Ocilla Baptist Church. He was 50. Rev. Robert Couey and Rev. Phil Wilkes and Rev. Darnell Teal officiated at the 2:00 p.m. service with interment in Lax Cemetery in Irwin County. Pallbearers were James West, Lanier Fletcher, Marvin Tanner, David Benson, Michael Arena, and Larry Smith. Honorary pallbearers were Raymond Hendley and Aaron Harper. The deceased was born December 21, 1946 in Heard county, GA to Nelson and Tommie Teal Thompson. The owner operator of Thompson's Auto Center in Ocilla and member of Pine Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Mr. Thompson had lived in Irwin county most of his life. He was a former resident of Ashburn where he owned and operated Kelo Body Shop. He is survived by wife, Linda Wingate Thompson of Ocilla; two sons: K. Donivan Thompson, II and M. Todd Thompson, both of Fitzgerald and their mother, Gail Heard Thompson of Turner county, parents, Nelson and Tommle Teal of Thomson, GA; two stepsons: Wingate W. Whitley of Panama City, Panama and Phillip W. Whitley of Tifton; one grandchild: Jarrett Todd Thompson of Fitzgerald; one brother: Farris Thompson of Waterloo; two sisters: Cheryle T. Bryan of Ashburn and Karen T. Shiflett of Thomson. Paulk Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. File size: 1.8 Kb