Jerry Thompson

Jerry Allen Thompson, 70, of Martin died Thursday, Dec.14, 2017, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday at St. Jude Catholic Church in Martin, with Father Damian Krakowski and deacon Rodney Freed officiating. A private burial will follow in East View Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the hour of services Monday at the church.
Murphy Funeral Home in Martin is in charge of arrangements.
The family requests, in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to St. Jude Catholic Church, 435 Moody Ave., Martin, TN 38237 or Rolling Thunder TN-6, P.O. Box 251, Martin, TN 38237.
He was retired from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, a member of St. Jude Catholic Church and was a Vietnam War veteran with the U.S. Army.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy Holzner Thompson of Martin; his daughters, Jerianne (Denny Crawford) Thompson of Tualatin, Ore., and Elizabeth (Chris) Pritchett of Martin; a son, Chuck (Ronda) Thompson of Las Vegas; a sister, Sharon Menard of Illinois; nine grandchildren, David, Vincent and Nicholas Thompson, Logan and Megan Thompson, Liam Crawford, Nolan, Amelia and Maggie Pritchett.
He was preceded in death by his daughter and son-in-law, Becky Thompson Isbell and David Isbell; his son, Jerry Thompson Jr.; his granddaughter, Ella Claire Pritchett; his parents, Levi Thompson and Elsie Bryant Thompson; his sisters, Doris Cochran, Edith Stanley, June Fitch Jackson, Shelby Fischer, Joanne Wilemon and Pauline Thompson; and a brother, David Thompson.
Published 12.15.17