More detail on this person: Benjamin Fred "Benjy" Thompson Benjamin Fred "Benjy" Thompson Daily Courier, The (Forest City, NC) - Saturday, August 21, 2010 Benjamin Fred "Benjy" Thompson, US Army Retired, age 73, of South Powell Street, Forest City, NC died Friday, August 20, 2010 at Rutherford Hospital. He was a native of Rutherford County and a son of Virginia Hamrick Thompson of Forest City and the late B. W. "Dub" Thompson. He was also a member of First Baptist Church of Forest City, a graduate of Cool Springs High School Class of 1956 and attended Wake Forest University where he played football. He was a retired Chief Warrant Officer in the United States Army and served two tours of duty during the Vietnam War. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Martha Jo Harris Thompson of the home; two sons, Brad Joseph Thompson of Nashville, TN, and Tye Worth Thompson and his wife, Julie of San Antonia, TX; a daughter, Portland Thompson Canipe and her husband, Bert of Hollis, NC; a brother, Van Thompson of Matthews, NC and two sisters, Jerre Thompson Foster and husband, Claude and Nan Thompson all of Forest City. There are also six grandchildren, Keller Worth Thompson, Tyeler Philip Thompson, Lindsay Elizabeth Gastrell, Taylor Harris Thompson, Mallory Ann Thompson, and Carlton Gray Canipe. Graveside services will be held at two o'clock Sunday, August 22, 2010 in the Cool Springs Cemetery officiated by Reverend Dr. Bobby Gantt and Reverend Dr. George Thompson. Military honors will be accorded by the Rutherford County Honor Guard. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the residence at 160 South Powell Street. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, Post Office Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.
Burial information: Cool Springs Cemetery, Forest City, NC
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