Bobby Camp Thompson was born on September 23, 1931, in the family home, which was located in the Gardens of the Blue Ridge Nursery, Pineola, North Carolina.
Bobby Camp was the fourth child of Donald Mead and Nellie Phillips Thompson. He had three brothers and two sisters: Donald Maynard Thompson of Norfolk, VA, deceased; Everett Dale Thompson of Pineola, NC, deceased; Phillip D. Thompson of Kernersville, NC; Beatrice Nell Thompson Booth of Fruitland, NC, deceased; and Barbara Joann Thompson Lyons of Boone, NC.
Bobby Camp attended Crossnore School and graduated from Crossnore High School in June 1950. In the fall of 1950, he enrolled in Lincoln Memorial University, located at Harrogate, TN.
On January 31, 1955, he entered the Navy Flight Training Program in Pensacola, Florida. After eighteen months of training, which included qualifying with landings and flights on the Aircraft Carrier Saipan at sea, he received his Navy Wings of Gold. After several months of advanced training in Pensacola, Florida, and Corpus Christi, Texas, he was transferred to a new Fleet Squadron forming in Key West, Florida, Helicopter Squadron Five (HS-5), which was based on the Seaplane Base in Key West, Florida. While in HS-5, he served aboard seven different Aircraft Carriers operating in the Atlantic, North Atlantic above the Artic Circle, and in the South Atlantic below the Antarctic Circle.
After his service in the Navy, Bob entered graduate school and earned his master's degree from Appalachian State University and his doctorate from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He took additional graduate work at the University of Georgia, North Carolina State University, and Cal State in Los Angeles.
On December 20, 1959, Bob and Betty Louise Roberts of Key West, Florida, were married in Key West.
Bob and Betty have two daughters, Phyllis Ann Thompson and Barbara Charlene Thompson England.
He retired from the Naval Reserve at the rank Captain in 1982 and from Wilkes Community College as Vice President for Student Development in 1997. He was Past President of the North Wilkesboro Lions Club and Past President of the Wilkes Chapter of the North Carolina Symphony.
Graveside services will be held 2:00 PM Friday, November 12, 2021 at Pineola Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Newland.
Memorial services will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, November 13, 2021 at North Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church.
Bobby Camp was the fourth child of Donald Mead and Nellie Phillips Thompson. He had three brothers and two sisters: Donald Maynard Thompson of Norfolk, VA, deceased; Everett Dale Thompson of Pineola, NC, deceased; Phillip D. Thompson of Kernersville, NC; Beatrice Nell Thompson Booth of Fruitland, NC, deceased; and Barbara Joann Thompson Lyons of Boone, NC.
Bobby Camp attended Crossnore School and graduated from Crossnore High School in June 1950. In the fall of 1950, he enrolled in Lincoln Memorial University, located at Harrogate, TN.
On January 31, 1955, he entered the Navy Flight Training Program in Pensacola, Florida. After eighteen months of training, which included qualifying with landings and flights on the Aircraft Carrier Saipan at sea, he received his Navy Wings of Gold. After several months of advanced training in Pensacola, Florida, and Corpus Christi, Texas, he was transferred to a new Fleet Squadron forming in Key West, Florida, Helicopter Squadron Five (HS-5), which was based on the Seaplane Base in Key West, Florida. While in HS-5, he served aboard seven different Aircraft Carriers operating in the Atlantic, North Atlantic above the Artic Circle, and in the South Atlantic below the Antarctic Circle.
After his service in the Navy, Bob entered graduate school and earned his master's degree from Appalachian State University and his doctorate from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He took additional graduate work at the University of Georgia, North Carolina State University, and Cal State in Los Angeles.
On December 20, 1959, Bob and Betty Louise Roberts of Key West, Florida, were married in Key West.
Bob and Betty have two daughters, Phyllis Ann Thompson and Barbara Charlene Thompson England.
He retired from the Naval Reserve at the rank Captain in 1982 and from Wilkes Community College as Vice President for Student Development in 1997. He was Past President of the North Wilkesboro Lions Club and Past President of the Wilkes Chapter of the North Carolina Symphony.
Graveside services will be held 2:00 PM Friday, November 12, 2021 at Pineola Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Newland.
Memorial services will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, November 13, 2021 at North Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church.
Bobby Camp Thompson was born on September 23, 1931, in the family home, which was located in the Gardens of the Blue Ridge Nursery, Pineola, North Carolina.
Bobby Camp was the fourth child of Donald Mead and Nellie Phillips Thompson. He had three brothers and two sisters: Donald Maynard Thompson of Norfolk, VA, deceased; Everett Dale Thompson of Pineola, NC, deceased; Phillip D. Thompson of Kernersville, NC; Beatrice Nell Thompson Booth of Fruitland, NC, deceased; and Barbara Joann Thompson Lyons of Boone, NC.
Bobby Camp attended Crossnore School and graduated from Crossnore High School in June 1950. In the fall of 1950, he enrolled in Lincoln Memorial University, located at Harrogate, TN.
On January 31, 1955, he entered the Navy Flight Training Program in Pensacola, Florida. After eighteen months of training, which included qualifying with landings and flights on the Aircraft Carrier Saipan at sea, he received his Navy Wings of Gold. After several months of advanced training in Pensacola, Florida, and Corpus Christi, Texas, he was transferred to a new Fleet Squadron forming in Key West, Florida, Helicopter Squadron Five (HS-5), which was based on the Seaplane Base in Key West, Florida. While in HS-5, he served aboard seven different Aircraft Carriers operating in the Atlantic, North Atlantic above the Artic Circle, and in the South Atlantic below the Antarctic Circle.
After his service in the Navy, Bob entered graduate school and earned his master's degree from Appalachian State University and his doctorate from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He took additional graduate work at the University of Georgia, North Carolina State University, and Cal State in Los Angeles.
On December 20, 1959, Bob and Betty Louise Roberts of Key West, Florida, were married in Key West.
Bob and Betty have two daughters, Phyllis Ann Thompson and Barbara Charlene Thompson England.
He retired from the Naval Reserve at the rank Captain in 1982 and from Wilkes Community College as Vice President for Student Development in 1997. He was Past President of the North Wilkesboro Lions Club and Past President of the Wilkes Chapter of the North Carolina Symphony.
Graveside services will be held 2:00 PM Friday, November 12, 2021 at Pineola Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Newland.
Memorial services will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, November 13, 2021 at North Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church.
Bobby Camp was the fourth child of Donald Mead and Nellie Phillips Thompson. He had three brothers and two sisters: Donald Maynard Thompson of Norfolk, VA, deceased; Everett Dale Thompson of Pineola, NC, deceased; Phillip D. Thompson of Kernersville, NC; Beatrice Nell Thompson Booth of Fruitland, NC, deceased; and Barbara Joann Thompson Lyons of Boone, NC.
Bobby Camp attended Crossnore School and graduated from Crossnore High School in June 1950. In the fall of 1950, he enrolled in Lincoln Memorial University, located at Harrogate, TN.
On January 31, 1955, he entered the Navy Flight Training Program in Pensacola, Florida. After eighteen months of training, which included qualifying with landings and flights on the Aircraft Carrier Saipan at sea, he received his Navy Wings of Gold. After several months of advanced training in Pensacola, Florida, and Corpus Christi, Texas, he was transferred to a new Fleet Squadron forming in Key West, Florida, Helicopter Squadron Five (HS-5), which was based on the Seaplane Base in Key West, Florida. While in HS-5, he served aboard seven different Aircraft Carriers operating in the Atlantic, North Atlantic above the Artic Circle, and in the South Atlantic below the Antarctic Circle.
After his service in the Navy, Bob entered graduate school and earned his master's degree from Appalachian State University and his doctorate from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He took additional graduate work at the University of Georgia, North Carolina State University, and Cal State in Los Angeles.
On December 20, 1959, Bob and Betty Louise Roberts of Key West, Florida, were married in Key West.
Bob and Betty have two daughters, Phyllis Ann Thompson and Barbara Charlene Thompson England.
He retired from the Naval Reserve at the rank Captain in 1982 and from Wilkes Community College as Vice President for Student Development in 1997. He was Past President of the North Wilkesboro Lions Club and Past President of the Wilkes Chapter of the North Carolina Symphony.
Graveside services will be held 2:00 PM Friday, November 12, 2021 at Pineola Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Newland.
Memorial services will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, November 13, 2021 at North Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church.
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