Obituary of James L. Thompson, LaSalle Parish, 26 March 1980
Submitted by Jerry Nelson
Source:  The Times-Signal; Jena, LA; Wednesday, March 26, 1980; p. 10A 
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Jim Thompson Died Saturday In Alexandria
James L. (Jim) Thompson, 82-year-old retired carpenter and well-known
LaSalle Parish resident, died last Saturday afternoon, March 22, 1980,
at the Rapides General Hospital.
For years, Mr. Jim as he was known, operated a boat landing and bait
stand on Kitterlin Creek in the Rogers community.
Services were held at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday at the Hurricane Creek Baptist
Church with Rev. Cliff Ganey and Rev. Charles Johnson officiating.
Burial followed at the church cemetery under arrangements by Hixson
Brothers Inc. of Jena.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Lowella Thompson of Rogers; four 
daughters, Mrs. Annie Hebert, Mrs. Odie Hanner and Miss Marderette
Thompson, all of Rogers and Mrs. Irene Holden of Alexandria; four sons,
Cecil Thompson and Gerald Thompson of Rogers; Odis Thompson of Coushatta
and Gene Thompson, of Baton Rouge; two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Biggson of 
Pollock and Mrs. Ruby Maynoro of Jena; one half-sister, Mrs. Virginia 
Edwards; 20 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Dennis Hebert, Dale Thompson, Mike Thompson, Jimmy
Hebert, J. W. Gibbons and C. M. Boyd.