AVERY COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Daniel Franklin Thompson, 19 Nov 2003 ----¤¤¤¤---- Daniel F. Thompson LENOIR, N.C. -- Daniel Franklin Thompson, 73, Broyhill Lake Road, died Wednesday, November 19, 2003, at Caldwell County Hospice following a lengthy illness. Mr. Thompson was born December 10, 1930 in Avery County to the late Roby and Laura Brown Thompson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Kaye Padgett Shull, and three brothers, Richard Thompson, Ed Thompson and Earl Thompson. Mr. Thompson was originally from Elk Park and was retired from Kohler & Campbell Piano Company. He was of the Baptist faith and was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a much loved husband, father, brother and friend. Survivors include his wife, Loretta Gene Braswell Thompson, of the home; five sons, Billy Thompson, Buena Vista, Ga., Robert Thompson, James Thompson, Chucky Thompson and Kenneth Thompson, all of Lenoir; two brothers, Tommy Thompson, Lenoir, and Bill Thompson, St. Petersburg, Fla.; four sisters, Alma Buchanan and Ruby McKinney, both of Lenoir, Jenny Johnson, Morganton, and Margaret James, Buena Vista, Ga.; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and two on the way. Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, November 22, at Greer- McElveen Funeral Home Chapel conducted by his son, Chucky Thompson. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Caldwell County Hospice, 902 Kirkwood Street, Lenoir, N.C. 28645. Greer-McElveen Funeral Home and Crematory, 725 Wilkesboro Blvd. NE, Lenoir, N.C., (828) 754-4521, is in charge of arrangements. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: The Elizabethton Star http://www.starhq.com/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------