THOMPSON (VETERAN KOR), JOSHUA "JOSH" - Baxter County, Arkansas | JOSHUA "JOSH" THOMPSON (VETERAN KOR) - Arkansas Gravestone Photos

Joshua "Josh" THOMPSON (VETERAN KOR)

Moody Cemetery
Baxter County,
Arkansas

CORPORAL US Army
Battery D 66 Anti Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion
Korea
December 21, 1926--March 5, 2010


Born Eden, Jerome County, Idaho.
Died Iuka, Izard County, Arkansas.
Son of Benjamin Harrison Thompson & Annie Carter Thompson.
Married June Moody, November 4, 1960, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.

Obituary from Roller Funeral Homes Website:

Mr. Josh Thompson, age 81 of the Iuka community near Calico Rock passed away Monday, March 8, 2010 at his home. Josh Thompson was born December 21, 1928 in Eden, Idaho to Benjamin Harrison and Annie (Carter) Thompson. He married June Moody on November 4, 1960 in Phoenix, Arizona. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. Mr. Thompson was a journeyman carpenter and worked at Baxter Lab for 12 years. He loved hunting, fishing, and trapping. Josh was a member of the Iuka Church of Christ.

Mr. Josh Thompson is survived by his wife June Thompson of the home; 1 son, Jay (Stacy) Thompson of St. Louis, 3 daughters: Jenay (Kenneth) Mize of Mountain Home, Jana (David) Anderson of Iuka, and Jill (Cory) Irby of Iuka; 10 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; a sister, Myrtle Stone and brother Caleb Thompson. He was preceded in death by his parents, 3 brothers: Harrison, Paul, and Jesse; and 1 sister, Annes Reed.

Visitation for Mr. Thompson will be Noon - 9 PM Wednesday at Roller Funeral Home with the family receiving friends 6-8 PM. Funeral services will be 10 AM, Thursday at the Iuka Church of Christ with Brothers Noel Moore and Jeff Howard officiating. Burial will be in Moody Cemetery at Iuka.

(Photo courtesy of Larry Havner)

Contributed on 10/14/10 by maxparnell
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Submitted: 10/14/10 • Approved: 2/13/11 • Last Updated: 8/23/12 • R391716-G0-S3

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