Obit: Arles W. Thompson, Grant Parish La

Submitted by:
Kay Thompson Brown (Diggersinc@aol.com)
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ARLES W. THOMPSON
Aug 14, 1915 - Dec 12, 1994
Colfax Chronicle

Winnfield- Services for Arles W. Thompson will be at 2 PM today in the chapel
of Southern with the Revs. Mike and Retha Corrigan officiating.  Burial will
be in Mount Zion Church Cemetery, Montgomery.

Thompson, 79, of Montgomery died Monday, Dec 12, 1994, in Winn Parish Medical
Center.

He was a retired employee of Central Louisiana State Hospital.

Survivors include his wife, Lillie A. Thompson of Montgomery; one son, Pete
Thompson of Madison, Tenn; four daughters, Lola Norwood of Shreveport, Sandra
Griffin of Ball, Joan Holmes of Winnfield and Rhoda Vercher of Montgomery; one
brother, Eugene Thompson of Farmington, N.M.; three sisters, Tommie Thompson
of Biloxi, Miss, Doris Lonlgro of Natchez, Miss., and Jarrel Skains of
Montgomery; 16 grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Pallbearers will be John Griffin, Don Norwood, Jimmy Holmes, Richard Vercher,
Kevin McKraken and DeWayne Thompson.

Friends may call from 8:30 AM until time of services today in the funeral
home.

Notes:
Arles was the son of Daniel Jasper and Ella Horn Thompson.
His grandparents were Benjamin & Sarah Phillips Thompson and John W. &
Mary Francis Piggot Horn. He was born and raised on the Campground Road just
north of Montgomery, La.  
Arles was my grandfather.