Obituary of Charles Eugene Thompson, LaSalle Parish, La. ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Submitted by Kathy LeMay Kelly, P.O. Box 219, Trout, La. 71371 Thank You to the Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal and the LaSalle Parish Library for allowing the following to be add to the Archives. From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal Microfilm located at the LaSalle Parish Library in Jena. DATE: January 26, 1967 Headline: Jena Man Succumbs En Route To Alex. Baptist Hosptial Mr. Charles Eugene Thompson, 44, of Jena was declared dead on arrival at Alexandria Baptist Hospital Friday Afternoon. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Thompson of Jena. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock at East Jena Baptist Church with the Revs. Norman Tyson and Alton Fleming officiating. Burial was in Jena Cemetery with arrangements by hixson Brothers Funeral Home. Graveside services were held by the ministers. Survivors are two brothers, Clyde Thompson of Jena and Benny M. Thompson of Linwood, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. Alice T. Crawford of Jena; and his parents. Pallbearers were Doc Eubanks, Code Smith, Ed Smith, Elton Benson, Oliver Neal and elbert White.