Lt. Col. Arthur St.Clair Thompson, Jr.

1918 - 2003  (84 years)

• Name	Arthur St.Clair Thompson
  Title	Lt. Col.
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	15 Jun 1918	Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Feb 2003	Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi, USA
  Burial	Poplar Springs Cemetery, Crystal Springs, Copiah Co., Mississippi, USA
  Notes	St. Clair Thompson, 84, died Monday, February 3, 2003, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Services are 11 a.m. today at First Presbyterian Church in Crystal Springs with burial in Poplar Springs Cemetery. Stringer Funeral Home of Crystal Springs is handling arrangements. Mr. Thompson was a native of Hazlehurst. He was a graduate of Louisiana State University in 1940. He was a veteran of World War II and Korea. As a pilot, he flew 55 combat missions in A-26 aircraft and attained the rank of Lt. Colonel. Mr. Thompson was a biologist and had retired from the Vicksburg District Corps of Engineers as Chief of the Environmental Analysis Branch in 1980. He was an Elder in the First Presbyterian Church of Crystal Springs. Survivors include wife, Emma; daughters, Claire Sanders and Becky Perrett, both of Brandon; sisters, Martha Hennington of Crystal Springs and Helen Yates of Hazlehurst; three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. -- Clarion Ledger February 05, 2003
  Person ID	I25071	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2020

  
  

  Father	Arthur St.Clair Thompson, Jr.,   b. 24 Mar 1888, Greenville, Washington Co., Mississippi, USA d. 23 Nov 1953 (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Gertrude Selby Stapleton,   b. 24 Sep 1887, Hazlehurst, Copiah Co., Mississippi, USA d. 4 Jan 1974, Copiah Co., Mississippi, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	25 Nov 1915	Hazlehurst, Copiah Co., Mississippi, USA
  Family ID	F7515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Garth,   b. 21 Feb 1921
  Marriage	23 Dec 1941	San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas, USA
  Family ID	F7523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Jun 1918 - Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi, USA Marriage - 23 Dec 1941 - San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas, USA Death - 3 Feb 2003 - Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi, USA Burial - - Poplar Springs Cemetery, Crystal Springs, Copiah Co., Mississippi, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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