Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Thompson, John A., 1944 

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JOHN ALBERT THOMPSON

   John Albert Thompson, age 73, a highly esteemed citizen of Southampton 
County, passed away on April 4, at his son’s home, L.B. Thompson, of Richmond, 
after an illness of several months.

   He is survived by his widow Mrs. Maggie Ricks Thompson; four sons, W.C. 
Thompson of West Point, L.E. Thompson of Washington, J.D. Thompson of Roanoke 
and L.B. Thompson of Richmond; three daughters, Mrs. P.D. Cotton of Franklin, 
Mrs. C.R. Wade of Yale, Mrs. B.C. Burt of Richmond; 18 grandchildren; one 
great-grandchild; one sister, Mrs. T.E. Dunn, of Joyner and a number of nieces 
and nephews, and Miss Mildred Chappell of Richmond, whom he reared from 
infancy.

   Mr. Thompson, when quite young, united with the Methodist Church and was 
active and faithful in church work throughout his entire life.  For many years 
he was a teacher of Men’s Bible Class and up until his recent illness he was 
assistant teacher of the Men’s Bible Class of the Capron Methodist church of 
which he was a consistent member.

   The funeral service was held at Capron Methodist Church by his pastor, Rev. 
L.D. Stables, assisted by Rev. R. H. Marks and Rev. C. Bailey Jones of 
Drewryville.

   Interment followed in the Capron Cemetery.


John Albert THOMPSON, 
d. 4 Apr 1944, at son's home, Richmond, age 73, 
interred in Capron Cemetery*, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Apr. 14, 1944, p. 4 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Capron list (C-40): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/capron.txt 

His widow's obit ("The Tidewater News," Mar. 11, 1963, p. 3) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/t512m1ob.txt 


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and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

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