J.T. Thompson

J. T. Thompson -UNADILLA - J. T. Thompson, age 77, of Unadilla, died Saturday, January 14 in a Hawkinsville hospital. -Born in Dooly County, he was the son of the late Jessie L. Thompson and Maggie Goodroe Thompson. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Unadilla for many years and was very active in numerous committees and activities. He served as a Deacon, Sunday School and Training Union Superintendent, taught the Junior Sunday School Class, was chairman of the House and Grounds Committee and worked with the Royal Ambassadors. Mr. Thompson retired from Robins Air Force Base where he was a Hydraulic Group Leader and also drove a school bus for the Dooly County Schools for sixteen years. He was a devoted husband and a loving father. -Survivors include: wife Jeanette Layfield Thompson of Unadilla; daughter Jan Hamrick (Wyndell, Jr.) of Vienna; sons, Ray Thompson (Jean) of Unadilla, David Thompson (Mary Ann) of Columbia, SC; sister Jeanette Peavy of Vienna; brother Bernard Thompson of Unadilla; grandchildren, Johnathan Hamrick, Ansley Thompson, Karli Thompson, Jana Hamrick and Brie Thompson. -Funeral services will be held at 3P.M. Monday in First Baptist Church of Unadilla. Rev. Fred Swann and Rev. Wyndell Hamrick will officiate and interment will follow in Walnut Cemetery. -The family may be contacted at the residence, 762 First Street in Unadilla. -In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Lung Association, 1740 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. -Those who wish may sign the online registry at www.brannen-nesmith.com -Brannen-NeSmith Funeral Home of Unadilla has charge of arrangements.