Obituary of H.W."Buddy" Thompson of Richland Parish Louisiana as published in the Richland Beacon News, January 24, 2002 Submitted by for the USGenWeb Archives by Dot Golliher, 08/01/2004 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** H.W."Buddy" Thompson Funeral services for H.W. "Buddy" Thompson. 59, of Archibald, were held January 23, 2002, at Archibald Church of Christ, with Karl Huff, David Shiers and Ronald thompson Jr.,officiating. Interment followed in Gwin Cemetery, in Mangham, under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home. Mr. Thompson, a member of Archibald Church of Christ, died January 21, 2002. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Barbara Eppinette Thompson; father, Roland Thompson, Sr; and sister, Debra Thompson Clay. He is survived by his wife, Claire Hogan Thompson, of Archibald; children, Caleb Thompson, of Archibald, Becky Free and husband, Bobby, of Archibald. Shannon Ivy and husband, Tony of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma;and Toni Pruitt and husband, Chris of Mangham; mother, Erma Hutson Thompson Voth and husband Charlie, of Winnsboro; grandchildren, Mallary and Mason Free, of Archibald and Kaylin and Brandon Ivy, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; sister, Kathy Burgess and husband, Wilfred Burgess, Jr., of Rayville; and brother, Roland Thompson Jr., and wife Beth of Rayville. Serving as pallbearers were Ken McKay, Sr., Wilfred Burgess Sr., Thomas Earl Lamb, Waymond Hales and Travis Stephenson. Honorary pallbearers were Otis Hutson and Lorell Graham.