Grover Cleveland Thompson, Jr.

Pikeville – Mr. Grover Cleveland “G.C.” Thompson, Jr., 77, of 5288 Hwy. 117 North, died Friday at the North Carolina Memorial Hospital at Chapel Hill.

A native of Wayne County, he was the son of the late Grover Cleveland Thompson, Sr. and Laeura Stith Thompson. Mr. Thompson was a retired barber and was a member of St. Joseph United Methodist Church. He served his country in the United States Coast Guard during World War II and was a member of the Harmony Lodge #340 A.F.&A.M. for 51 years. Mr. Thompson was an avid golfer and was a member of the Elks Lodge #139 B.P.O.E. He will be remembered as a devoted husband, father and grandfather.

Funeral services will be Sunday at 4 p.m. at St. Joseph United Methodist Church with Rev. Paul Dunham officiating. Interment will be at Pikeville Cemetery.

Mr. Thompson is survived by his wife of 57 years, Wilma Lewis Thompson; a daughter and son-in-law, Bonnie and Gerald Cannon of Pikeville; a son and daughter-in-law, Cleve and Sharon Thompson of Fremont; two granddaughters, Michelle Hill and husband Johnny of Goldsboro and Stephanie Cannon of Pikeville; two grandsons, Jason Thompson of Goldsboro and Scott Thompson of Fremont; a brother, Buck Thompson of Pikeville; and his sisters, Margie Rich of Kinston and Mary Bradley of Needham, Mass.

He was preceded in death by his brothers, Deorman Thompson and James Oscar Thompson; and his sisters, Dixie Thompson Barnes and Louise Thompson Williams.

Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made to St. Joseph United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 43, Pikeville, NC 27863.

The family will receive friends Sunday following the service in the church fellowship hall and other times at his residence.