CLINON "(BIT) THOMPSON

Funeral for Clinon "Bit" Thompson, 71, of Nacogdoches, was at 2 p.m. Sunday in Gipson Funeral Home chapel in Lufkin, with Josh Lindsey and Joe Carriere officiating.

Burial was in Simpson Cemetery. Mr. Thompson died Feb. 28. He was born Jan. 15, 1937, in Angelina County to the late Laura Choate and Robert Lee Thompson. He was a road construction worker.

Survivors include his wife, Ruth Thompson of Nacogdoches; two daughters, Sandy Pate of Rusk, and Shelia Grimes of Henderson; a stepson, John Nolley, of Houston; two sisters, Janice James of Lufkin, and Glenda McKinney of Chandler; a brother, Marshall Ray Thompson of Rusk; six grandchildren; six great grandchildren; nieces, nephews and other relatives.

March 5, 2008

Information from The Cherokeean Herald