Obituary of Marie Thompson

Funeral services for Mrs. Marie Thompson, age 96, of Bastrop, LA are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, June 6, 2016 at the Chapel of Golden Funeral Home with Rev. Phillip McCready and Rev. Ronnie Thompson officiating. Interment will take place in Sharon Cemetery (Sikes, LA) at 5:30 PM. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Sunday at Golden Funeral Home. Mrs. Thompson, a homemaker and member of Central Missionary Baptist Church, was born June 14, 1919 and passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016 in Texarkana, Texas. She was known as the “Kool-Aid Lady” each year during Bible school. She was very unselfish and loved by all. She is survived by her daughter, Elaine Hipp and husband Billy of Atlanta, TX; two sons, Sherman Thompson and wife Jan of Bastrop, LA, Ronnie Thompson and wife Beverly of Bastrop, LA; sister, Gertrude Lawrence of Jonesboro, LA; brother, Billy Ray Henderson of Albuquerque, NM; nine grandchildren, Ronnie Henrico, Bobbi Erwin, Dee Dee Bush, Dana Craig Thompson, Robin Doles, Holly Thompson, Jamie Thompson, Phillip Thompson, Ashley Thompson Aker; twenty one great grandchildren, one great great grandchild and numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Thompson is preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, S.A. “Bill” Thompson; daughter and son-in-law, Joyce and Don Craig; parents, George W. and Anna Jane Henderson; sisters, Bertie DelRio, Ruby Temple, Helen Thomas; and brothers, Lamar Henderson, Delbert Henderson and Jimmy Henderson. Serving as pallbearers are: Joel Henrico, Jamie Thompson, Phillip Thompson, Scott Reed, Mike Erwin, Jason Doles, Chris Aker, and James Thompson. Honorary pallbearers are: Brian Bush and Zachary Hancock.