Thelma Thompson

Thelma Lorene Huffman Thompson died Monday, August 5, 2013 in Riverside Healthcare Center. Born on December 29, 1927 in Nashville, TN, she was a daughter of the late Hugh Lawson Huffman, Sr., and Daisy Gladys Greene Huffman. In November 1948 she married Reverend Davis H. Thompson who predeceased her on May 1, 1967. She graduated from Florence State Teachers' College and attended Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in New Orleans, LA. She and her husband served as missionaries in Argentina. She then taught school in the Danville Public Schools from September 1967 until June 1992. She was a member of Moffett Memorial Baptist Church and taught the Dorcas Sunday school class. She also played the piano and organ at various churches. She is survived by three sons, Dan Thompson of Martinsville, James and Merrily Thompson of Pulaski, and Ken Thompson of Williamsburg; one daughter, Mary Thompson Carter of Alpharetta, GA; one granddaughter Amanda; one great-granddaughter Skyler; one sister Gladys Huffman Sutton of Hilton Head, SC; and one brother Hugh Lawson Huffman, Jr. of Lexington, KY. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM, Thursday, August 8, 2013 at Townes Memorial Chapel with the Reverend Susan Hannah officiating. Interment will follow in Green Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday, August 7, at Townes Funeral Home from 7:00 to 8:30 PM.