Kenneth Thompson Jr.

Kenneth Thompson, Jr. Chandler, Arizona Kenneth Thompson, Jr., 79, passed away August 2, while under Hospice care in Chandler, Arizona, of causes incident to age. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 10, 1928, to Kenneth Thompson and Estella Holt Thompson. His younger years were spent in Beaver, Utah, where he graduated from Beaver High School. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. After the war, he attended the University Of Utah College Of Pharmacology. He married Joyce Christensen 21 December, 1954. The marriage was later solemnized in the Manti Temple 30 January, 2001. After getting his Pharmacy degree, he worked as a pharmaceutical salesman in the Bakersfield, California area. When the opportunity arose, he and Joyce purchased a drug store in Kernville, California. They later purchased a second drug store in Lake Isabella, California. He and Joyce operated both for many years. He and his wife traveled extensively. Upon retirement, they moved to Beaver, Utah, where they lived for several years. They then moved to Chandler, Arizona, to be near their daughter, Kathy. He is survived by four of his children: Kathy (Woys), Trudy (Vitale), Terry, Tammy (Daugherty), nine grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and a brother, Blaine Thompson. A son, Brad, died in '83, and his wife, Joyce, passed away July 27, 2007. A sister, Iris Thompson Fotheringham died Oct. 31, '95. Graveside services will be held in the Beaver City cemetery Aug. 11, 2008 at 1 p.m.