Obit of Thompson, Leroy E. - Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

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Leroy E. Thompson

GEORGETOWN - Leroy E. Thompson, age 76, formerly of Amarillo died 
Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2003, in Temple.

Services will be 11 a.m. today in First United Methodist Church in 
Georgetown with Dr. Jim Smith, the Rev. Randy Scrivener and the Rev. 
Brenda Adkins officiating. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. 
Cemetery in Georgetown by Cook-Walden/Davis Funeral Home.

He was born on Aug. 26, 1926, in Tecumseh, Okla. to Loyd E. Thompson 
and Thelma Irene (Neal) Thompson. Leroy served in the Navy during 
World War II. He married his wife of 52 years, Pearl (Merydith) 
Thompson on July 15, 1951.

Leroy was president of Smith-Thompson Inc., an industrial and oil 
field supply company, in Amarillo. He was a member of Toastmasters 
where he served in many different positions. Leroy was president of 
Amarillo Jaycees. He was an active member in St. Stephen United 
Methodist Church in Amarillo and First United Methodist Church in 
Georgetown.

Survivers include his wife; a son, Matt Thompson and wife, Tammy, of 
Round Rock; his grandchildren, Tyler, Tara, and Nora Thompson, all of 
Cedar Park; a sister, Tommie Lou Hall and husband, Dick, of 
Carrollton; an aunt, Edna Dale of Guthrie, Okla.; a brother-in-law, 
Edward Merydith and wife, Sharon, of Perryton; his sisters-in-law, 
Peggy Urban and husband, Robert, of Perryton and Joyce Hodges and 
husband, Jim, of Richmond, Va.; his mother-in-law, Rachel Merydith of 
Perryton; his nieces, Kelly Hall, Jan Hodges, Sheryl Nichols, Debbie 
Herrington, Becky Munsell, and Linda Smith; his nephews, John Duke, 
Kevin Duke, Bill Merydith, and Doug Hall; and numerous cousins, great 
nieces, and great nephews.

The family requests memorials be to First United Methodist Church, 
410 E. University, Georgetown, TX 78628 or St. Stephen United 
Methodist Church, 4600 S. Western, Amarillo, TX 79109.

Sign our online guest book at www.cookwalden.com.

Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 22, 2003
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