West Carroll-East Carroll County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Thompson, Webster Able "Gus"  February 17, 2007
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The News-Star February  21, 200
   Memorial sevices for Webster Able "Gus" Thompson, Jr, 85 of Old Floyd, will 
be held at Epps Baptist Church on Wednesday, February 21, at 5:00 p.m. with 
the Reverend Johnny Smith officiating. The family will receivevisitors at the 
church after the services until 10:00 p.m. Services are under the direction of 
Mulhearn Funeral Home of Rayville, La.
   Mr. Gus was a graduate of Pioneer High School in Pioneer, La. He was a USAF 
B24/25 pilot trained for World War ll. Following his time in the Air Force, he 
returned to West Carroll in 1945 and married his sweetheart Pauline "Polly" 
Buchanan.  Their 58 years union ended with her passing on July 24, 2004.  
Daddy never recovered from this loss.  He always said that he made the living, 
and Mama made the living worthwhile.  He meant that.
   Mr. Thompson is survived by a son and daughter-in-law Billy and Evelyn of 
San Antonio Texas; daughter and son-in-law, Paula Thompson and Adam Plunkett 
of Darnell, La. and four grandchildren, granddaughter Patricia Beard and 
husband Michael of The Woodlands, Texas; and grandaughters Kirst, Haley and 
Whitney Plunkett of Darnell, Louisiana
   Mr. Gus was a retired United States rural mail carrier who carried the mail 
on Rural Route 1 out of the Pioneer Post Office for 20 years.  He began this 
job on November 2, 1964, the same day that his daughter. Paula, was born.  He 
retired from this position on November 2, 1984.  He was a member of Oak Grove 
Masonic Lodge #284.  He is probably remembered in most recent years for 
his "Letter to the Editor" in the local papers.  As someone stated, so many 
times he had the courage to say what everyone was thinking but no one else 
would say it.  He also enjoyed many morning of call-in time to voice his 
opinion with Mrs. Irene and Mr. Ivy on KWCL's "Mighty Mess" in the mornings.
    W.A. was proud of Old Floyd and its history and met many friends who came 
to the area to search for their family backgrounds or who were curious about 
the rich history of the area.  He enjoyed talking with them about the old 
courhouse, the parish jail, or Jesse James.
    Daddy was proud of his children and grandchildren, and we are all so 
thankful for the time that we had with him.  He was a very special and unique 
person.  The quotation "after they made him, they threw away the mold" holds 
true for him.  I hope that all of you who were friends of Daddy realize how 
special you were there for him over the past several months, the many people 
who touched his life an ours at his home through home health care, in the 
nursing homes, through the ambulance service, and in the hospitals.  So many 
of you went above and beyond your job description.  You became family. Love 
and thanks, too, to all the friends who were there for him before and during 
the illness.  Your visits o him and taking the time to visit him on the phone 
meant more than you could ever know, to him and to all of us.
 

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