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Submitted: 5/8/19 • Approved: 5/9/19 • Last Updated: 5/12/19 • R1268393-G1268393-S3
Vernon
April 29, 1916 - November 14, 1992
Velva
August 27, May 1, 2010
Ms. Velva Thompson of Alma, Arkansas, died Saturday, May 1, 2010, in a local nursing home. Ms. Thompson was 94 years, 9 months, and 4 days old. She was a member of the Maple Shade Church of the Nazarene; co-owner of Thompson Grocery in Alma, Arkansas for 30 years; and she was a homemaker.
Ms. Thompson was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband: Vernon Thompson.
She is survived by a son: Ellis Wadean Thompson of Southfork, Colorado; 5 grandchildren: 12 great-grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Monday, May 3, 2010, at the Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Chapel. She was laid to rest at the Alma Cemetery.
Pallbearers were her grandchildren: Joe Green, Micah Grizzle, Brian Grizzle, Jeff Merrill, Justin Merrill, and Josh Merrill.
Contributed on 5/8/19 by billsully060
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