Washington County, Virginia, Obituaries:  Patsy C. Thompson

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Bristol Herald Courier
Friday, January 3, 2003

Patsy C. Thompson
    GLADE SPRING -- Mrs. Patricia "Patsy" Carol Ratcliff Thompson, 61, died
Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003, at home.
    Patsy was born in Washington County and was a lifelong resident of Glade
Spring. She was a former employee of Tultex Corp. in Chilhowie and was of the
Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her father, James Cloyd Ratcliff;
two sisters, Connie Ratcliff and Shirley Ratcliff; and a grandson, Bradley
Thompson.
    She is survived by her husband, Robert E. Thompson; two sons, Randall
Thompson of Glade Spring and Steve Thompson of Bristol Virginia; her mother,
Mabel Ratcliffe of Emory; grandchildren, Leann Thompson and Chad Thompson;
brothers Ronnie Ratcliffe of Abingdon, Jackie Ratcliffe of Emory and Jimmy
Ratcliffe of Greenville, Va.; a sister, Debbie Ratcliff Jackson of Glade
Spring; and several nieces and nephews.
    The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, 2003, in
Farris Funeral Chapel with Rev. Ralph Surber and Rev. Dean King officiating.
Interment will follow in Baptist Cemetery in Glade Spring. Casketbearers will
be Jimmy Miller, Eric Jackson, Brandon Jackson, Craig Jackson, Olin White and
Joe Davis. Honorary casketbearers will be Larry Davis, Wayne Rust, Allen
Oliver, Fred Hawthorne, Steve Cook and Seth Cook. The family will receive
friends from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home or any time at their
residence. Those wishing to send messages of sympathy online may do so by
visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com . Farris Funeral Service, 427 E. Main
St., Abingdon, VA 24210 is serving the family of Mrs. Patricia "Patsy" Carol
Ratcliff Thompson.