James Ervin “Jimmy” THOMPSON

1943 - 2016  (73 years)

• Name	James Ervin “Jimmy” THOMPSON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	Jun 1943	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [6]
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina JAMES E. THOMPSON Posted Friday, July 29, 2016 6:00 am James "Jimmy" Ervin Thompson, 73, died on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at McElveen Manor. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late John Whiteford Thompson Sr. and Sara Newman Thompson. Mr. Thompson was a member of Ashwood Baptist Church and was the founder of Royal Industries Inc. and also Action Blasting Inc. of Sumter. He was a U.S. Army veteran, where he boxed and became an avid cook. Surviving are three sons, Lewis Thompson (Tammy) and Greg Thompson (Danielle), all of Sumter, and T. Sloan Thompson (Christina) of Bluffton; one daughter, Tonya Thompson Phillips (Hank) of Spruce Pine, North Carolina; one brother, John Whiteford Thompson Jr. (Linda) of Sumter; two sisters, Jennie Medlock of Clinton (Gene) and Mary Dozier Turner (Linwood) of Mayesville; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a special friend, Vicky Carrigan of Sumter. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with Chaplain Lawrence Carrigan officiating. Pallbearers will be Ryan Hulme, Hal Turner, Harold Turner, Daniel Thompson, John Mark Mobley and Lance Lasseigne. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Private burial will be held in Concord Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Memorials may be made to United Ministries of Sumter, P.O. Box 1017, Sumter, SC 29151. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.  [1, 2]
  MILI	He was a U.S. Army veteran, where he boxed and became an avid cook.  [2]
  _UID	DCA194D3F76048AC99407F35CBF98DDFEC29
  Death	26 Jul 2016	McElveen Manor, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Burial	30 Jul 2016	Concord Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 3350 E. Brewington Road, Sumter County, South Carolina   [2]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I117730	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	John Whiteford THOMPSON, Sr.,   b. 22 Jul 1909   d. 13 Feb 1970 (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Sara Lee NEWMAN,   b. 27 Oct 1915, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 18 Jul 1999, at a local nursing center (Age 83 years)
  _UID	8475B78F2AC647BD8ED2D8340C8FC5131201
  _UID	8475B78F2AC647BD8ED2D8340C8FC5131201
  Family ID	F73695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Lewis THOMPSON   2. T. Sloan THOMPSON   3. Tonya THOMPSON   4. Gregory Allen/Allan “Greg” THOMPSON
  Family ID	F81204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2016

  
  

• Sources

  [S6592] Sara N. Thompson. [S24065] James E. Thompson. [S24593] Gatlin-Hulme. [S26111] Dorothy H. Branham. [S28176] Jennie Thompson Medlock. [S846] James Belton Newman and Esther Gupton Newman, page 136.