J. Fred Thompson
October 9, 1915 ~ August 12, 2001
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Lon R. and Shirley Rutherford Thompson. He was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church having served as Sunday school teacher, deacon, and member of the Adult II Sunday School Class. He was also one of the founders of Emma Baptist Church in Asheville. He was an Army veteran of the European Theatre during WW II. At the time of his retirement in 1975 from the US Postal Service, he was the supervisor of the Main Office in downtown Asheville.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Sarah Graham Thompson, a brother, George Thompson and an infant sister, Nellie Thompson.
Surviving are his daughter, Shirley K. Early of Asheville; son and daughter-in-law, John A. Thompson and wife Harriett Thompson of Kingsport, TN; sisters, Nancy Waugh and Margaret Massie and brother Cecil Thompson, all of Asheville; and four grandchildren, Dennis and Lisa Young and Michael and Julie Thompson.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 am Wednesday at West Asheville Baptist Church with the Rev. Ken Lewis officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
His family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service and request that memorials be made to West Asheville Baptist Church Building Fund, 926 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC 28806, or to the WNC Baptist Retirement Home, 213 Richmond Hill Drive, Asheville, NC 28806.
Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue is in charge of the arrangements.
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John, we are all thinking of you and remembering you and your family in our prayers.
Fred and Sarah were both very dear to us. They always had such a warm smile that revealed the love of God in their hearts. Thank you for being our friends at West Asheville Baptist Church when Bill was associate pastor there. We also acknowledge the love Fred and Sarah had for Emma Baptist Church where Bill served as pastor for ten years. We know that he is now reunited with the many loves of his life, but especially Sarah. Fred just didn’t seem quite the same without her. Our love and prayers to his family. May knowing that he is now with Jesus and Sarah bring peace to your hearts.
We have fond memories of Fred and would see him from time to time at the Baptist Home. Our condolences and prayers are with his family.