General Information

Birth
9 JUL 1941
Ohio
Death
24 FEB 2022
Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
5 MAR 2022
McDonald Cemetery, Washington County, Hog Eye, Arkansas

Notes

Joseph Hayward Thompson

Age 80, a resident of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, February 24, 2022 in Prairie Grove, Arkansas. He was born July 9, 1941 in Ohio, the son of Kenneth Earl and Lillian Marie (Schenhoff) Thompson.

He loved the outdoors, hunting and fishing. He acted as a Colonel in the Blue and the Gray when it was filmed in Prairie Grove. He worked at various jobs over his life including Universal Electric, Smith Wrecker Service, Cal-Maine Foods and had worked on pipeline in his earlier years.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Julia Thompson, one brother Kenneth Thompson, and one sister Lorella Howe.

Survivors include two sons Joe Haward Thompson Jr. and wife Sherrie Ann and Fred Earl Thompson; one daughter Jo Ann Drain and husband Freddie Wayne; four sisters Margie Long, Neva Parker, Jewell Barnett, and Thelma Grigg; five grandchildren Elisha Dawn Barnes and husband Joe, Linda Michelle Peoples, Bobby Lee Thompson, Kira Kenene Thompson, and Brad Christopher Thompson; five great-grandchildren Tyesha Michelle Barnes, Noah Bradley Barnes, William Lark Peoples-Grizzle Jr., Jazlyn Dawn Michelle Grizzle, and Kaylee Lorraine Thompson; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

The family will receive friends Friday, March 4, 2022, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM at the Luginbuel Funeral Home.

Funeral Service will be held 10:00 AM Saturday, March 5th, 2022, at Luginbuel Chapel in Prairie Grove, Arkansas. Burial will be in the McDonald Cemetery in West Fork, Arkansas, there will be no graveside service held.

Online guest book, www.luginbuel.com.

Parents

Kenneth Earl Sr.Thompson
- Father
1907 - 1987
Birth
24 NOV 1907
Johnsville, Kentucky
Death
4 NOV 1987
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
7 NOV 1987
McDonald Cemetery, Washington County, Hog Eye, Arkansas
Lillian Marie Schenhoff
- Mother
1909 - 1998
Birth
13 MAY 1909
Dayton, Ohio
Death
30 APR 1998
Fayetteville, Washington County, AR
Burial
1 MAY 1998
McDonald Cemetery, Washington County, Hog Eye, Arkansas

Spouse

Julia Earlene "Judy" Jones
- Wife
1944 - 2018
Birth
6 MAR 1944
Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas
Death
12 OCT 2018
Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas

Children