Robert Harold Thompson Sr.

Robert Harold Thompson Sr. obituary, Thaxton, VA

Robert Harold Thompson Sr.

Robert Thompson Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Updike Funeral Home & Cremation Service - Bedford on Dec. 19, 2025.
Robert Harold Thompson, Sr., 98 of Thaxton, VA passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at his residence. He was born on Wednesday, September 7, 1927 in Abington,Pennsylvania, a son of the late Robert Thompson and Mary Scudder Thompson. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Dorothy Morrison Thompson.

He was a retired Merchant Marine and was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.

He is survived by his sons, Robert Harold Thompson, Jr. (Joyce), William Rawdon Thompson (Sue), David Gaunt Thompson (Pamela); his daughters, Cynthia Elizabeth Bartholomew (Nicholas), Linda D. Thompson-Tressler (Romy), Colleen Goodman Thompson; numerous grandchildren & great grandchildren.

The family requests that those wishing to make memorials consider Heartland Hospice, 7806 Timberlake Road, Lynchburg, VA 24502.

A service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are being handled by Updike Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Bedford.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Updike Funeral Home & Cremation Service - Bedford

1140 West Lynchburg-Salem Turnpike (Rt 221/460), Bedford, VA 24523-1803

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