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THOMPSON, Reverend Dr. Gordon Reverend Dr. Gordon Thompson Reverend Dr. Gordon Thompson, 91 passed away on Friday, August 21, 2009. A Memorial Service will be at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 30, 2009 at First United Methodist Church of Marietta; with Rev. Dr. Sam Matthews, Rev. Sam Storey, Sr., Bishop Bevel Jones and the Honorable Conely Ingram officiating. Dr. Thompson is survived by his three devoted daughters and sons-in-law: Martha and Bill Wagner of Marietta, Georgia; Marie and Michael Keen of St. Augustine, Florida; and Mary Coole of Lilburn, Georgia; two brothers-in-law; Dr. Jim Richardson and his wife Jean, of Peachtree City, Georgia; and Miller Richardson of New York, New York; eight grandchildren, Allison Wagner; Chad Wagner and his wife Emilie; Eveleigh Wagner; Elizabeth Keen Moyer and her husband Joshua; Stephen Keen and his wife Sara; Rebecca Bell Keen; Anna Marie Keen; Samuel Gordon Coole; four great grandchildren, Claire Martha, Anna Lynne, Nathan Joseph and Matthew Adam; several nieces and nephews. Dr. Thompson was the loving and devoted husband of Alice Marie Richardson Thompson who preceded him in death on October 9, 2003. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Dr. Thompson's name to one of the following: Wesley Woods Foundation for Budd Terrace, 1817 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329; or to the Young Harris College, P.O. Box 275, Young Harris, GA 30582; or to M.U.S.T. Ministries, P.O. Box 1717, Marietta, GA 30061. Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home and Crematory are in charge of the arrangements. www.mayesward dobbins.com
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Memories and Condolences
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5 Entries
August 31, 2009
MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.MY MOM FLORA BELL OLIVER COOK WENT TO HIGH SHCOOL WITH REV THOMPSON IN ATHENS GA.SHE LIVED IN BIRMINGHAM ALA FOR 30 YRS AND MOVED TO ATLANTA WITH ME FIVE YRS AGO.SHE HAD ALZHEIMERS SHE ASKED ME ONE DAY I WONDER WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO GORDON THOMPSON,I CALLED WESLEY WOODS AND LEFT A MESSAGE TO TALK TO HIM BUT NEVER HEARD FROM ANY ONE. MY MOM PASSED AWAY AND A WEEK BEFORE SHE DIED SHE ASKED ABOUT GORDON.SHE WAS AT AG RHODES IN MARIETTA GA.
REV THOMPSON GAVE A HEART FELT SERVICE AT MY BROTHER JIMMYS FUNERAL 35 YRS AGO.HE WAS A VERY KIND AND LOVING PERSON THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET.
NOW MY MOM KNOWS WHERE REV THOMPSON IS HE AND MY MOM ARE WITH THE LORD.WE WERE BLESSED TO HAVE A PARENT THAT LIVED A LONG HAPPY LIFE MOM WAS 89 WHEN SHE PASSED AWAY.
LOVE IN CHRIST,
SALLY CCOK NICHOLS
Elizabeth Williams Banks
August 28, 2009
August 28, 2009
Rev. Thompson was our minister at Martha Brown Methodist. I have such fond memories of him and his family. My prayers and thoughts are with his daughters.
I will never forget one year when we were going to camp, he took me to Emory and then he and I came later that day. I was so upset thinking I couldn't go and especially not riding the bus with the other kids. He told me not to worry, we would have a great trip. Which we did.
So many wonderful memories of his time at Martha Brown.
Elizabeth Williams Banks
Jennifer Hulsey
August 28, 2009
I want to express my deepest condolances to your family at this difficult time. I am a niece of A.L. & Bobbi Burruss.
Bob & Carolyn O'Neal
August 28, 2009
Gordon was certainly one of the finest ministers and more than that a fine Christian man. He was our minister at Martha Brown Methodist Church in the early to late fifties. He babtized my brother and I and it was always a point of pride that he started his long magnificent career as our minister. His mother was a long time member at Martha Brown and we always felt like he was our own. He returned to Martha Brown many times to visit and he was definitely a crowd favorite. We will miss this great man and I know the Methodist Church will also as he was an inspiration to all that new him. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family in your time of sorrow.
August 28, 2009
Gordon was a true southern gentleman whose walk with Christ was an inspiration to thousands of parishioners, students and friends. I shall treasure his memory, Charles Hagood
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