On Wednesday, March 24, 2021, Herbert Ray "Tom" Thompson, Sr., loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away at the age of 92 in Shreveport, LA.
Herbert was born on December 14, 1928 in Laurel, MS, to Otis and May Thompson. A graduate of George S. Gardiner High School, Herbert owned and operated Dick and Tom's Full Service Station with Charles "Dick" Dickerson located on 5th Street and later on Beacon Street in Laurel. Herbert retired from Dick and Tom's after 50 years of wonderful service to his customers. He then spent many more years raising cattle on his farm on Reid Road in the community of Powers.
Herbert was a long-time member of West Laurel Baptist Church then Bethlehem Baptist Church on Reid Road and was a godly man of faith who witnessed to countless members of his family and community. He will be remembered for generosity, kindness, a strong work ethic, and his strong faith in God. He will be missed by his family, of whom he spent many years attending football, baseball, soccer and softball games, camping trips, holidays, and vacations.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce Chancellor Shoemake Thompson; his sons, Robert Martin "Bob" Thompson (wife, Shelia Thompson) of Longview, TX, and George David Shoemake of Ellisville; his daughters, Debbie Shoemake Porter of Picayune, Maria Thompson Webb (husband, Ronney Joe Webb) of Shreveport, LA, and Donna Shoemake Grayson (husband, David Grayson) of Hattiesburg; 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Mary Nell Chancellor Thompson; son, Herbert Ray "Herb" Thompson, Jr.; three infant children; birth parents, May Landrum Thompson and Otis Thompson; parents, Hazel Thompson Martin and Bill Martin; and brother, Gosby "Dig" Thompson (wife, Janice Thompson).
A service will be held on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church (838 Reid Rd, Laurel, MS 39443). In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Herbert's memory to Mission of the Cross in Laurel, Bethlehem Baptist Church in Laurel, or The Carpenter's House Hospice Care in Shreveport, LA.
Herbert was born on December 14, 1928 in Laurel, MS, to Otis and May Thompson. A graduate of George S. Gardiner High School, Herbert owned and operated Dick and Tom's Full Service Station with Charles "Dick" Dickerson located on 5th Street and later on Beacon Street in Laurel. Herbert retired from Dick and Tom's after 50 years of wonderful service to his customers. He then spent many more years raising cattle on his farm on Reid Road in the community of Powers.
Herbert was a long-time member of West Laurel Baptist Church then Bethlehem Baptist Church on Reid Road and was a godly man of faith who witnessed to countless members of his family and community. He will be remembered for generosity, kindness, a strong work ethic, and his strong faith in God. He will be missed by his family, of whom he spent many years attending football, baseball, soccer and softball games, camping trips, holidays, and vacations.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce Chancellor Shoemake Thompson; his sons, Robert Martin "Bob" Thompson (wife, Shelia Thompson) of Longview, TX, and George David Shoemake of Ellisville; his daughters, Debbie Shoemake Porter of Picayune, Maria Thompson Webb (husband, Ronney Joe Webb) of Shreveport, LA, and Donna Shoemake Grayson (husband, David Grayson) of Hattiesburg; 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Mary Nell Chancellor Thompson; son, Herbert Ray "Herb" Thompson, Jr.; three infant children; birth parents, May Landrum Thompson and Otis Thompson; parents, Hazel Thompson Martin and Bill Martin; and brother, Gosby "Dig" Thompson (wife, Janice Thompson).
A service will be held on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church (838 Reid Rd, Laurel, MS 39443). In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Herbert's memory to Mission of the Cross in Laurel, Bethlehem Baptist Church in Laurel, or The Carpenter's House Hospice Care in Shreveport, LA.
On Wednesday, March 24, 2021, Herbert Ray "Tom" Thompson, Sr., loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away at the age of 92 in Shreveport, LA.
Herbert was born on December 14, 1928 in Laurel, MS, to Otis and May Thompson. A graduate of George S. Gardiner High School, Herbert owned and operated Dick and Tom's Full Service Station with Charles "Dick" Dickerson located on 5th Street and later on Beacon Street in Laurel. Herbert retired from Dick and Tom's after 50 years of wonderful service to his customers. He then spent many more years raising cattle on his farm on Reid Road in the community of Powers.
Herbert was a long-time member of West Laurel Baptist Church then Bethlehem Baptist Church on Reid Road and was a godly man of faith who witnessed to countless members of his family and community. He will be remembered for generosity, kindness, a strong work ethic, and his strong faith in God. He will be missed by his family, of whom he spent many years attending football, baseball, soccer and softball games, camping trips, holidays, and vacations.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce Chancellor Shoemake Thompson; his sons, Robert Martin "Bob" Thompson (wife, Shelia Thompson) of Longview, TX, and George David Shoemake of Ellisville; his daughters, Debbie Shoemake Porter of Picayune, Maria Thompson Webb (husband, Ronney Joe Webb) of Shreveport, LA, and Donna Shoemake Grayson (husband, David Grayson) of Hattiesburg; 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Mary Nell Chancellor Thompson; son, Herbert Ray "Herb" Thompson, Jr.; three infant children; birth parents, May Landrum Thompson and Otis Thompson; parents, Hazel Thompson Martin and Bill Martin; and brother, Gosby "Dig" Thompson (wife, Janice Thompson).
A service will be held on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church (838 Reid Rd, Laurel, MS 39443). In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Herbert's memory to Mission of the Cross in Laurel, Bethlehem Baptist Church in Laurel, or The Carpenter's House Hospice Care in Shreveport, LA.
Herbert was born on December 14, 1928 in Laurel, MS, to Otis and May Thompson. A graduate of George S. Gardiner High School, Herbert owned and operated Dick and Tom's Full Service Station with Charles "Dick" Dickerson located on 5th Street and later on Beacon Street in Laurel. Herbert retired from Dick and Tom's after 50 years of wonderful service to his customers. He then spent many more years raising cattle on his farm on Reid Road in the community of Powers.
Herbert was a long-time member of West Laurel Baptist Church then Bethlehem Baptist Church on Reid Road and was a godly man of faith who witnessed to countless members of his family and community. He will be remembered for generosity, kindness, a strong work ethic, and his strong faith in God. He will be missed by his family, of whom he spent many years attending football, baseball, soccer and softball games, camping trips, holidays, and vacations.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce Chancellor Shoemake Thompson; his sons, Robert Martin "Bob" Thompson (wife, Shelia Thompson) of Longview, TX, and George David Shoemake of Ellisville; his daughters, Debbie Shoemake Porter of Picayune, Maria Thompson Webb (husband, Ronney Joe Webb) of Shreveport, LA, and Donna Shoemake Grayson (husband, David Grayson) of Hattiesburg; 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Mary Nell Chancellor Thompson; son, Herbert Ray "Herb" Thompson, Jr.; three infant children; birth parents, May Landrum Thompson and Otis Thompson; parents, Hazel Thompson Martin and Bill Martin; and brother, Gosby "Dig" Thompson (wife, Janice Thompson).
A service will be held on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church (838 Reid Rd, Laurel, MS 39443). In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Herbert's memory to Mission of the Cross in Laurel, Bethlehem Baptist Church in Laurel, or The Carpenter's House Hospice Care in Shreveport, LA.
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