Thompson, Gurtis Carolyn

MARSHALL -- Graveside services for Gurtis Carolyn Thompson, 84, of 
Longview, will be 2 p.m. Sunday, November 19, 2006, at Pope City 
Baptist Church Cemetery near Woodlawn, with the Rev. James Renfro 
officiating. Arrangements are by Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Thompson 
died November 15, 2006, at her residence. Born July 8, 1922, near 
Coushatta, La., she loved fishing, gardening, cooking, and making 
jelly, and she was a member of First United Pentecostal Church. 
Survivors include her sons, Franklin, Gerald, Thomas, Ronald, Danny, 
and Darrell. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. today at the funeral home. 
Online condolences may be made to the family by e-mail at 
keithadowns@aol.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 11/18/2006.

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Thompson, Gurtis Carolyn  
 	
MARSHALL -- Graveside services for Gurtis Carolyn Thompson, 84, of 
Longview, will be 2 p.m. Sunday, November 19, 2006, at Pope City 
Baptist Church Cemetery near Woodlawn, under the direction of Downs 
Funeral Home, with the Reverend James Renfro officiating. Mrs. 
Thompson passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2006, at her residence. 
She was born July 8, 1922, near Coushatta, La., the daughter of Clyde 
Marion and Viola Maud Murray-Born. She loved fishing, gardening, 
cooking, and making jelly. She was a dedicated member of First United 
Pentecostal Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dan. 
Those left to cherish her memory are sons, Franklin, Gerald, Thomas, 
Ronald, Danny, and Darrell; granddaughters, Carla Thompson Oden, 
DeeAnna Thompson-Young, and numerous others; and great-grandchildren, 
Madison Oden, Danyelle Young, and numerous others. The family received 
friends from 4-6 p.m. Saturday afternoon, November 18, 2006, at the 
funeral home.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 11/19/2006.