John Thompson

Dr. John Henry Lee Thompson was born November 22, 1954 to Goldie Thompson Dodd and the late Frank Lewis in Chickasha, Oklahoma. He departed this life on Friday, December 12, 2008, at his home in Edmond, Oklahoma. Dr. Thompson received his Bachelor's degree in History, summa cum laude, from Oklahoma Christian College. he was a member of Oklahoma Christian's faculty from 1980 to the present, bringing history alive to thousands of students. As a student in the 1970s, he was named student body president and won the school's Outstanding History Student Award. As a faculty member at OC, he earned the university's Gaylord Chair of Distinguished Teaching in 1998. This past spring, he was awarded the university's ''2nd Mile Award'', which recognizes faculty and staff who have committed to go ''even further - far above and beyond expectations in service to students''. A prolific scholar, Dr. Thompson reviewed two textbooks and published numerous journal articles. He earned a Master of Arts degree from the University of Oklahoma and a Ph.D. degree from Purdue University. Dr. Thompson was baptized into Christ and added to the First and Georgia Church of Christ in Chickasha, OK, under the the leadership of Bro. John Edmerson in 1969. He was a member of the Wilshire Church of Christ, where he served as Elder for two years. He is survived by his devoted and loving wife of 23 years, Murrel LaVerne Thompson three children, Jennifer Leigh Thompson, Johnathan Ryan Thompson and Jessica Diahann Thompson, all of Edmond, OK his mother, Goldie Dodd of Chickasha, OK three sisters, Linda (Anthony) Decker of Chickasha, OK, Beulah Decker of Edmond, OK and Revia Dodd of Oklahoma City, OK one brother, Cary Thompson of Los Angeles, CA one aunt, Mildred Shells of Chickasha, OK his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Bobbie and Flora Porter of West Memphis, AR two sisters-in-law, Natalie Smith of West Memphis, AR and Cynthia (Clifford) Johnson of Edmond, OK four brothers-in-law, Ardis Proter of Little Rock, AR, Bryan Porter, Byron (Karen) Porter and Bobby Porter II, all of West Memphis, AR and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Visitation will be at McCay- Davis Mortuary on Friday, December 19th between 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be at the Memorial Road Church of Christ, 2221 E. Memorial Rd., OKC, on Saturday, December 20, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. Services are under the direction of McCay Davis Mortuary. McCAY-DAVIS MORTUARY 1616 NE 36th, OKC