Franklin Delano
Roosevelt Thompson, son of Johnnie J.
Thompson, Sr. and Benton Johnson Thompson, was born June 15, 1940 in Shelton
(Fairfield County) South Carolina. He departed this life on
Saturday, September 23, 2017 at the Warriors Walk Hospice Center (WJB Dorn
Veterans Medical Center) in Columbia, South Carolina.
Franklin, along with his siblings, was raised in a
Christian home by loving parents who taught him about the love and saving grace
of Jesus Christ and the importance of good moral character and service to
others. He accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior at an early
age and became a member of Weeping Mary Baptist Church. Like his
father, he loved to sing and was a member of the choir and was often called
upon to lead songs and/or sing solos.
Franklin graduated from McCrorey Liston High School
in 1958. He was accepted and enrolled as a freshman at South
Carolina State but left school and enlisted in the United States Navy in
1959. He honorably served his country for 23 years and
retired in 1983. His awards and decorations
include: Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy Achievement Medal,
Battle Efficiency “E” Ribbon and Good Conduct Award (3).
Franklin leaves to cherish his
memory: Lalita Thompson (daughter), Houston, TX, Franklin (Andrea)
Thompson, Jr. (son), Beaumont, TX, Lawanda (Oscar) Walker (daughter), Dover,
DE, Corey Thompson (son), Charlotte, NC, Telvis Thompson (son), Winnsboro, SC,
Genola Thompson (sister), Baltimore, MD, Joe L. (Elfriede) Thompson (brother),
Columbia, SC, I. Lucille Thompson Martin (sister), Barbara L. Thompson
(sister), Edgewood, MD and Carrie Lavonne “Shawdee” Cockel, (loving friend and
companion), Blair, SC. He also leaves his ‘adopted’ sons Stacey
Feaster and Kelvis Alston, nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews,
great-great nieces and nephews, cousins and friends.
Franklin was preceded in death by his mother and
father, his grandparents, Joe W. and Siscley Emerson Thompson and Berry and
Mary Coleman Johnson, his brothers Thomas James Thompson, Johnnie J. Thompson,
Jr., Robert Earl Thompson, Howard Truman Thompson, and Jerry Thomas, his
sisters Bessie DelValle, Siscley Phillips and Lizzie Feaster.
Funeral services will be 3:00pm Saturday,
September 30, 2017@ Weeping Mary Baptist Church, Blair, SC: Burial will be in
the Church Cemetery. Visitation will be 1:00 to 7:00 pm Friday, September 29,
2017 at Russell-McCutchen Funeral Home, 324 S. Vanderhorst St. Winnsboro
SC 29180.
