Ronald Searcy Thompson

Funeral services for Mr. Ronald Searcy Thompson, age 81 of Bernice, LA, will be held 11:00 AM, Monday, June 3, 2024 at Evergreen Baptist Church in Bernice, LA with Bro. Daniel Barnes officiating. Interment will follow at Hebron Cemetery in Summerfield, LA under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home. 

Ronald Searcy Thompson was a man of God who loved his Lord and Savior with all his heart and soul. He taught Sunday School and served as an Ordained Deacon at Evergreen Baptist Church for over 25 years. He accepted Jesus Chris as his Lord and Savior in Hebron Baptist Church in 1957. He was a devout Christian who witnessed to and led many people to Salvation. Ronald never wavered in his faith in Jesus Christ and held Gods words in the Good Book, the Holy Bible, close to his heart as his shining light and his life’s guide. 

Ronald was born at home, Route 2 in Bernice, LA, on January 2, 1943 to Carl Vincent Thompson, Sr. and Edna Earl Autrey Thompson. His life was dedicated to serving God in both word and deed and a life of purpose. He took to hears Gods words in the Holy Bible. On May 30, 2024, Ronald fulfilled Gods purpose for him here on earth and called him to his Holy Service in the realms of Heaven and to join his beloved wife Charolette Wltcher Thompson.

He attended and graduated from Summerfield High School in May 1961, enrolled in and graduated from Louisiana Tech University, known then as Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, in May 1965 with a Baccalaureate Degree in Elementary Education. His first teaching position was with E. S. Richardson Elementary School in Minden, Louisiana. Ronald taught in several elementary schools until his retirement in 1985 at which time he began ranching on his grandfather, Jesse H. Thompsons, old home place; he did this until his health would no longer allow him to continue. His happiest days were spent on the farm, riding his ATV, accompanied by Charolette and surrounded by his head of Jersey and Angus cattle and his beloved dogs. When his health began to wane his beloved nephew, Michael Ray Ellis, joined him in ranching and performing the labor-intensive chores.

During Ronald's teaching career he blessed many young students with the education, mentoring, and life coping skills necessary to achieve the “Great American Dream” of good jobs, good salaries and successful careers to support themselves and their families with high quality of life and happiness. Ronald's service as a dedicated and successful schoolteacher will be forever and always revered and held in the highest esteem. He was happiest teaching, mentoring, counselling, and witnessing to his many believed students. One of his greatest desires was to be remembered forever and always for the positive influence he was able to have on his many students. 

He was an animal lover, especially his cherished dogs who were his constant companions and who he provided loving care, nourishing food, and veterinary care. He adopted and provided many stray dogs with loving care and a comfortable home.

Ronald Searcy Thompson was a blessing to his family, to his fellow church member, to his many students, friends, and to all who he loved and who loved him. His service to his fellow citizens in in many and caried community service activates will be forever and always honored and appreciated by all who were blessed by his love, devotion, and many years of service. Ronald was truly a community and family treasure who will be forever preserved in our hears and minds, respected, appreciated, revered, remembered forever, and never forgotten. 

Ronald was preceded in death by the love of his life, Charlotte Wilcher Thompson; his parents, Carl Vincent Thompson, Sr. and Edna Earl Thompson; and his sister, Kay Lanier Thompson Ellis.

Left to cherish his memory are his brother, Carl Vincent Thompson, JR and sister in law, Diane Cramer Thompson of Minden, LA; nephew Michael Ray Ellis and wife Karen of Summerfield, LA; niece, Kimberly Thompson Nugent and husband Wynn of Bossier City, LA, Stacey Thompson Crawford and husband Brian of Bossier City, LA, and Cayla Jackson; grandnephews, Landon Crawford, Hunt Nugent, and Hayden Crawford all of Bossier City, LA, Phillip Ellis and with Laruen of Ruston, La,  and Pamela Ellis Walters and husband Matt of Ruston, LA; sister, Peggy Jackson and husband Jackson; and numerous cousins. 

Special thanks to nurses Tori and Ashley with La Home Health, Physical therapists Mr. Casey and Mr. Mims, Allegiance Health Care, hospice nurses Sonya, Stephanie, and Amanda, and social workers Maggie and Chaplain Chuck Johnson. 

Visitation will be held at 10:00 AM, prior to the service, Monday, June 3, at Evergreen Baptist Church.