Services for Raymon Leon Thompson, 92, Ada, are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Central Church of Christ, Bud Ross will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. The Chickasaw Honor Guard will conduct full military honors at the cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home.
Mr. Thompson died Saturday, August 14, 2010 at an Allen nursing home. He was born November 28, 1917 at Hart, Oklahoma to Dan Marvin and Nellie Susan Wright Thompson. He graduated from Ada High School.
He married Rosa Lee Baker in 1936. She preceded him in death on November 22, 1994. He married Lucille Briscoe in August 1995. She died January 1996. He later married Kathryn Ann Reed Scott on April 6, 1996 in Ada. Mr. Thompson was a machinist with Dow Chemical in Freeport, Texas retiring after 35 years of service. He moved back to Ada in 1981 from Texas. He was a member of Central Church of Christ and active with the Chickasaw Nation Senior Citizens. He was a Charter member of the Good Sam’s Club in Ada, where he was active until 2008. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and had served in the U. S. Army during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Ann Thompson, of the home; five sons, Raymond Thompson and wife Mary Ann, Sulphur, LA, Tommy Thompson and wife Brenda, Azle, TX, Terry Thompson and wife Kathy, Richardson, TX, Larry Thompson and wife Shuria, Angleton, TX, and Timothy Thompson and wife Peggy, Round Rock, TX; step children, Greg Scott and wife Kathy, San Antonio, TX, Larry Scott and wife Rita, Ada, and Tony Scott and wife Robbie, Edmond; 11 grandchildren; 7 step-grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; and 6 great great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Stacy Vincent in 2004; a brother, Dan Marvin Thompson, Jr.; and a step-son, Tim Scott.
Bearers will be Chris Thompson, Ronnie Segelquist, Kenneth Thompson, Troy Thompson, Patrick Thompson and David Scott, Christopher Scott, Stephen Scott and Matthew Scott.
The family says those who wish may make memorials to the American Cancer Society, Heartland Division, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, MO 64105; or the American Heart Association, Memorial & Tribute Processing Center, P. O. Box 1653, Topeka, KS 66601-1653.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
