Mary Thompson, age 86, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021.
Mary was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She was born on March 31, 1934 in Brooklyn, MS to Kenneth and Elnora Martin. Mary was a loving mother and grandmother. She enjoyed taking care of her family and reading.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Emmett R. Thompson, Jr.; and numerous brothers and sisters.
Survivors include her daughters, Gloria K. (Steve) Haring of Loxahatchee, FL and Linda S. (Charles) Uren of Biloxi, MS; sons, David R. (Connie) Thompson of St. Martin, MS and Michael S. Thompson of Ocean Springs, MS; grandchildren, Jimmy (Melaney) Thompson, Charles F. Uren, Melissa (Andrew) Bowman, Brianna Uren, and Brittany Thompson; great-grandchildren, Grayson and Avery Thompson; sisters, Doris Dubose and Kathy Stover and brothers, Ellis Martin and Willis Martin, all of Purvis, MS.
A service will be held at 11:15 a.m. on Monday, January 25, 2021 at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home. Friends may visit from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Interment will follow at Biloxi National Cemetery. The Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the Thompson family.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, D.C. 20090-6011.