Mr. David Cobb Thompson

Mr. David Cobb Thompson, 59, of Valdese, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday April 16, 2016 . David was born August 24, 1956 in Burke County, a son of Colene Cobb Thompson of Valdese and the late Leonard Thompson. He was a member of the Valdese First Baptist Church and was the owner of Thompson Realty. David served his community as volunteer fireman with both Valdese Fire Department and Lovelady Fire Department, and presently was on the Board of Directors of the Valdese Fire Department Relief Fund and the Valdese Planning Board. He was a member and past master of the Lovelady Masonic Lodge # 670, a member of the Oasis Shrine Temple, the East Burke Shrine Club and coordinator of the Table Rock Shooters, providing fireworks for a lot of area events in North Carolina and surrounding states. In addition to his father he was preceded in death by a niece, Heather Smith- Brown. Surviving in addition to his mother are his wife Deborah Hurst Thompson of the home, a son Andrew Thompson and Mikayla Jodrey of London, Ohio, and a daughter, Bethany Thompson of Valdese. Also surviving are his brother, Ronnie Thompson and wife Anne of Morganton, three sisters, Denise Smith and husband Fred of Valdese, Sandra Evans and husband Buford of Marietta, GA and Kaye Taliana of Raleigh, NC and a number of nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday April 20, 2016 at the Valdese First Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Barry Keys , Rev. Josh Lail and Rev. Robert Gober officiating, with Masonic Rites to follow. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7:00 P.M. Tuesday at Heritage Funeral Service, Valdese. In lieu of flowers a memorial in Davids name may be made to the Heather Smith-Brown Scholarship, @ Western Piedmont Foundation, 1001 Burkemont Ave., Morganton, NC 28655 or the Masonic Home for Children at Oxford, 600 College St., Oxford, NC 27565-2758.