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Submitted: 4/16/22 • Approved: 4/17/22 • Last Updated: 4/20/22 • R1428751-G1428750-S3
November 7, 1938 - February 8, 2014
"In Loving Memory"
"Mother, Grandma"
Obituary
Stephenson Dearman Funeral Home
Monticello, Arkansas
Alice Joan (Lewis) Thompson was born in Wilmar, AR on November 7, 1938. She was welcomed to her earthly home by loving parents, the late Jim and Willie Mae Lewis. She departed this life on February 8, 2014 in El Dorado, AR at the John R. Thompson Hospice Home and was welcomed to her heavenly home by her father.
Alice was the only girl in the family with four brothers. She said she had to be tough to hand with them boys. All her brothers agree that she never backed down from any of them. All her life her brothers called her "Sister."
Alice received her formal education in the Wilmar Training School and graduated from Drew County High School. This was an accomplishment she shared with pride with her children.
Alice confessed her hope in Christ at St. James AME Church under the leadership of Rev. G.T. Blackman. She later moved her membership to Mt. Carmel Baptist Church and came on Christian Experience and said it was because she "wanted to be with her children."
Alice was a loving mother and grandmother. Through Christ she was a provider for her family and instilled values in her family by raising her children to fear God, be respectful of other people, work to get what they wanted in life. She provided common sense with her "old sayings" she had. She made time for her children. She would sit for hours telling her children stories about her childhood. She had the gift to animate and recreate every story she would tell. Through the years she told these stories about her childhood over and over. She spent time preparing delicious meals for her family, always trying new recipes. She was a protector. She would often tell people "You may not know who all my children are, but if you hit one of them you will know who their momma is" followed by a laugh. She encouraged all her children and grandchildren to do their best. This is the legacy and memories she leaves.
Alice found love during her lifetime. She was married to Alex Thompson and later to Tyree Riley.
Alice's memory will be forever cherished by her six children: Frances Kay (Eddie) Hampton, Jerry (Monique) Thompson, Michael Thompson, Stacey (James) Lockett, Gerry (Sharon) Thompson, Anthony (Temia) Thompson; two brothers, James Lewis and Williams (Andrea) Lewis; nineteen grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; one aunt, Mrs. Lorraine Jordan. She also leaves many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends that she loved dearly. She is preceded in death by her parents, her step-father, two brothers, Tolliver and Frank Lewis and one grand-child, Willie E. York.
Contributed on 4/16/22 by deltabelle55
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