Iva Thompson

Iva Thompson

Iva Thompson Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jul. 14, 2008.
Graveside services for Iva Lee Scroggins Thompson, 85, will be at 9 a.m., Monday, July 14, 2008 at Holly Springs Cemetery, with the Rev. Homer Murray officiating. Mrs. Thompson died Friday, July 11, 2008 in Corpus Christi. Born Jan. 1, 1923, in Garrison, she was the daughter of Warren and Nancy Sandlin Scroggins. She retired from Bariod Industries in Houston to be a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Fauchie Paul Thompson and her son, Earl Warren Thompson. Survivors include a daughter, Paula Kight, of Houston; sisters Vera Willson and Viola Garrett Reed, both of Garrison and Nannie Mae Johnson, of Houston; brothers Bobby Langston and John Alton Scroggins, of Holly Springs; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Visitation was held Sunday July 13, 2008 at Laird Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to Holly Springs Baptist Church Building Fund, 333 Hwy. 59, Garrison, Texas 75946. Laird Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

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