Obituaries: Burel M. (Blackie) Thompson, Sabine, DeSoto Parish T-512 Source: Sabine Index, Many, La., Apr 9, 1981 Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck carlrad@earthlink.net ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Burel M. (Blackie) Thompson Services for Burel M. (Blackie) Thompson, 78, of Mansfield, were held at 2:30 p.m., on Tuesday, April 7, at Drewett Memorial Chapel in Mansfield, with the Rev. Gary Orr officiating. Burial was in the Sloan Cemetery near Mansfield. He died on Sunday, April 5, at the DeSoto General Hospital in Mansfield. Survivors include his widow, Grace E. Thompson, Mansfield; three sons, John P. Thompson of Baytown, Texas, James E. Thompson of Rodessa, and Jackie W. Thompson of Florien; 14 grandchildren; and 11 great grandchildren.