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The Teague Chronicle 
December 28, 2006

ARTHUR WELDON (TOMMY) THOMPSON 

Funeral services for Arthur Weldon (Tommy) Thompson were held in the chapel at 
Union Cemetery in Freestone, Texas on Thursday, December 21st. 

Steve Singleton of First Baptist Church, Valley View, Texas, officiated. 

Arthur Weldon (Tommy) Thompson was born in Farrar, Texas on December 24, 1921, 
the oldest of three children born to Frederick and Ora Thompson. He went to join
his wife in heaven on December 18, 2006. 

He grew up on the family farm near Donie, Texas, working alongside his parents 
in the fields whenever necessary. He served in the United States Army during 
World War II, landing in Normandy the night of D-Day, where he was the driver 
for a colonel in France until VE day. He was drafted again during the Korean 
War and was stationed in the State of Washington. He was honorably discharged 
from the service, receiving an American Theatre Campaign medal, an EAME 
Campaign Medal, a Bronze Star, a Good Conduct Medal, a Victory Ribbon and one 
service stripe and two overseas service bars. Weldon’s entire working career 
was spent as a truck driver for Central Freight Lines, where he received many 
safe driving awards during his more than 40 years there. 

In 1947 he married Colleen Francis Thompson and they had two daughters, Linda 
and Sandy. Weldon and Colleen were married for 58 years until her death on 
January 31, 2006. They lived most of their lives in the Spring Branch area of
Houston. During those years when his daughters were growing up, family 
vacations and many weekends were spent back at the family farm in Donie, 
helping his parents with whatever work had to be done. Many Christmases were 
also spent there, along with his brother and sister and their families. 

Even though he lived most of his life in the city, his heart never left the 
country. He continued to grow various vegetables in his flowerbeds in Houston, 
and enjoyed working in the yard every day after work. He always had a green 
thumb and had a back porch covered with pots filled with plants he had started
from seeds or cuttings. He and Colleen also enjoyed playing cards and dominoes
with their friends, bowling on a Central Freight Lines bowling league, and 
fishing in the many lakes around Houston and Dallas. 

After his retirement he spent his time doing the things he loved; working in 
the yard, going to the farm, fishing, and babysitting his grandchildren. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Frederick and Ora, and his wife of 58 
years, Colleen. He is survived by his daughters, Linda Rodgers, her husband 
John and their daughters, Laura and Sarah; Sandy Grant and her husband Ralph, 
and Sandy’s son, David Moskowitz; his sister, Evelyn Martin and her children, 
Tommy, David, and Kevin; his brother Neil Thompson, his wife Bea and their 
daughter Kristi Wright; and many great-nieces and nephews. 

His family would like to thank the staff of Colonial Oaks at First Colony for 
their loving care of both their parents this past year. God bless you all.