The funeral service for Mr. Norris “Big Bud” Thompson will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, January 1, 2020,
at Riverwood with interment at Riverwood Memorial Park. Visitation is from 5-9 p.m., Tuesday,
December 31, at Riverwood and will resume at 10 a.m. Wednesday until time of service.
Mr. Thompson, 86, of Monticello, passed away December 30, 2019 at his residence. He was born
November 10, 1933 to his parents, Norris Frederick Thompson and Amanda Pearl Delaughter Thompson.
He was a retired welder/boilermaker and member of Fair River Baptist Church. He enjoyed life
one day at a time by working in his yard, attending his children and grandchildren’s ballgames
and coaching softball. He also spent time fishing, eating out and gardening.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Vonice Howell Thompson; parents; three brothers and two sisters.
Those left to cherish his memory are his daughters, Deborah Kay Thompson Boyd (Tim) and
Cynthia Gail Thompson Stephens (Stanley); three grandchildren, John Daniel Boyd,
Kristin Michelle Boyd Blaylock (Rye), Christopher Lane Stephens (Rebekah); and one great grandchild, Olivia Rye Blaylock.
