Obituary of Mrs.Kate Thompson former resident of Richland Parish Louisiana as published in the Monroe News Star, March 10, 2005 Submitted by for the USGenWeb Archives by Dot Golliher, 03/11/2005 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** * Mrs. Kate E. Thompson Funeral services for Mrs. Kate E. Thompson of Pembroke, KY, formerly of Monroe,(&Holly Ridge) LA, will be 10:00 AM, Friday, March 11, 2005 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe, LA. Officiating will be a grandson,Pastor Ken Hendrix and Rev. Doug Allen. Interment will follow at Monroe Memorial Park, Monroe, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe, LA. Mrs. Thompson was born on October 7, 1912 in Newton, MS, and passed away on March 7, 2005 in Pembroke, KY. She was a member of College Place Baptist Church of Monroe, LA and a retired food service employee at N.L.U. She was preceded in death by her husband C. D. Thompson, Sr. and a great grandchild, Elizabeth Thompson. Mrs. Thompson is survived by four children: Charles D. Thompson and wife Bonnie, Juanita Hendrix and husband John, Thomas E. Thompson and wife Barbara, Ron Thompson and wife Susan; two brothers: Otto Parker and Roger Parker; two sisters: Audy Anderson and Ruth Guraedy; eight grandchildren, nineteen great grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Thursday March 10, 2005 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe, LA. (Personal note by submitter: Mrs.Thompson was a resident of Richland Parish for a number of years and her children were educated in the Richland Parish School System, at Rayville and Holly Ridge.)