Martin Luther Thompson

MARTIN LUTHER THOMPSON, 73, DIED MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2000. HE WAS BORN IN QUINCY, ILL. MAY 6, 1927, SON OF THE LATE ALVIN HENRY AND CELIA MARTIN THOMPSON.
MR. THOMPSON WAS IN THE ROCKY MOUNT BOWLERS HALL OF FAME, THE JR. BOWLERS ASSOCIATION, WAS A MEMBER OF BARNHILL FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH AND WAS A PAST TREASURER OF ROCKY MOUNT UOA SUPPORT GROUP.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE HIS WIFE, EVELYN L. THOMPSON; DAUGHTERS, LISA WILLIAMS, OF ROCKY MOUNT, BRENDA GAYLOR, OF BRANDENBURG, KY., LINDA BICE, OF MACOMB, ILL.; A SON, MICHAEL THOMPSON, OF PAULSBO, WASH.; 10 GRANDCHILDREN; SEVEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN; SISTERS, ETTA M. ALLEGER, OF PALM HARBOR, FL., AND ETHEL DE JAYNES, OF LANCASTER, CA.; AND SEVERAL NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
THE FUNERAL WILL BE HELD AT 1PM WEDNESDAY AT JOHNSON FUNERAL HOME, SUNSET AVE., WITH THE REV. JOE ENGRAM OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL FOLLOW AT ROCKY MOUNT MEMORIAL PARK. VISITATION WILL BE HELD FROM 7-8:30PM TODAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME.