Funeral service for William James Thompson, age 95, of Hartselle, will be today, Friday, July 22, 2016, 12:00 p.m. at Shelton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Sammy Evans officiating. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to service. Private interment will follow.
Mr. Thompson, who died Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at River City Center, was born January 24, 1921, in Giles County, TN to Andy Erskin Thompson and Lucy Porter Walker Thompson. For 50 years, Mr. Thompson owned and operated Thompson’s Body Shop in Decatur.
He is survived by his wife, Gloria Josephine “Jo” Baker Thompson of Hartselle; two sons, Harold Thompson (Marsha) and Kenneth Thompson (Jean), both of Hartselle; three daughters, Rachel Thompson Evans (Jacky), Mildred Thompson Hogue, and Melissa Thompson Parker, all of Hartselle; fourteen grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Perry Thompson, Barry Stisher, Rodney Thompson, Micky Poole, Shane Evans, and Max Parker.
