1927
Evelyn
2004
Evelyn Southern Thompson
September 30, 1927 — April 28, 2004
Mrs. Evelyn Southern Thompson, 76, widow of A.M. Thompson and a resident of Transit Avenue in Columbia, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 at the home of her sister on Bernhardt Boulevard in Columbia.
Funeral services for Mrs. Thompson will be conducted Saturday, May 1, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. at the Williams Funeral Home in Columbia with Reverend Mike Dawson and Elmer Lusk officiating. Burial will be in the Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from 5:00 until 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
The Williamson County native was the daughter of the late Perry Francis and Evelyn Warren Southern. She retired as a seamstress for Publix and was a former employee of Dixie Manufacturing and Focus Foundation. She was a member of the Graymere Church of Christ.
She is survived by two sons, George Tommy Ruby Thompson and Francis M. Joyce Thompson of both of Columbia, TN; two step sons, Larry Carol Depp of Colorado Springs, CO and Matt Debbie Thompson of Branchful, AL; five grandchildren, Melissa Albert Lynn and Kimberly Thompson both of Columbia, TN, Angela Chris Thomas, Tammy Wesley Hart, and George Tommy Thompson, Jr. all of Johnson City, TN; seven great grandchildren; two sisters, Annette Balcom of Monroe, NC and Edith Love of Columbia, TN; three brothers, Charles Southern of Columbia, TN, John Southern of Johnson City, TN, and J.M. Southern of Fresno, CA. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Beatrice Lynnville and Sylvia Southern.
Pallbearers will be Enoch George, Bobby Adkinson, Royal Dickson, Gary Beatty, Larry Lynn and Dwayne Waire. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Patrick Murphy and staff of Williamson Medical Center and the staff of Willowbrook Hospice.
Funeral services for Mrs. Thompson will be conducted Saturday, May 1, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. at the Williams Funeral Home in Columbia with Reverend Mike Dawson and Elmer Lusk officiating. Burial will be in the Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from 5:00 until 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
The Williamson County native was the daughter of the late Perry Francis and Evelyn Warren Southern. She retired as a seamstress for Publix and was a former employee of Dixie Manufacturing and Focus Foundation. She was a member of the Graymere Church of Christ.
She is survived by two sons, George Tommy Ruby Thompson and Francis M. Joyce Thompson of both of Columbia, TN; two step sons, Larry Carol Depp of Colorado Springs, CO and Matt Debbie Thompson of Branchful, AL; five grandchildren, Melissa Albert Lynn and Kimberly Thompson both of Columbia, TN, Angela Chris Thomas, Tammy Wesley Hart, and George Tommy Thompson, Jr. all of Johnson City, TN; seven great grandchildren; two sisters, Annette Balcom of Monroe, NC and Edith Love of Columbia, TN; three brothers, Charles Southern of Columbia, TN, John Southern of Johnson City, TN, and J.M. Southern of Fresno, CA. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Beatrice Lynnville and Sylvia Southern.
Pallbearers will be Enoch George, Bobby Adkinson, Royal Dickson, Gary Beatty, Larry Lynn and Dwayne Waire. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Patrick Murphy and staff of Williamson Medical Center and the staff of Willowbrook Hospice.
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