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DATE: Saturday, June 24, 1995                TAG: 9506240296
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE                         LENGTH: Short :   31 lines

RICHARD C. THOMPSON

Richard Collins Thompson, 65, of the 1200 block of Indian Creek Road, died Friday, June 23, 1995, in a Chesapeake hospital.

Mr. Thompson was the son of the late Samuel A. Thompson and Hattie E. Thompson, who survives. He was retired from the Royster Company and was plant superintendent after 20 years. He was a member of St. John's Hunt Club and Hickory United Methodist Church, Chesapeake.

Survivors include his wife, Jean Sanderlin Thompson of the home; his mother, Hattie E. Thompson of Chesapeake; a daughter, Mrs. Michael (Gail Thompson) Harris of Chesapeake; two sons, Richard Gary Thompson and wife, Carole W. Thompson, both of Harbinger, N.C., and Mark Alan Thompson and wife, Kelli H. Thompson, both of Harbinger, N.C.; three grandchildren, Chessie Adelia Harris of Chesapeake, Raleigh B. Thompson and Morgan Leigh Thompson, both of Harbinger, N.C.

A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in Good Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery by the Rev. Tom Mercer. The family will receive friends at Twiford Colonial Chapel, Great Bridge, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today. Memorial donations may be made to the building fund of Hickory United Methodist Church or to the American Cancer Society.

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