Charles E (Ed) Thompson

1938 - 2021  (83 years)

• Name	Charles E (Ed) Thompson
  Nickname	Ed
  Born	7 Feb 1938	Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Jun 2021	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	28 Jun 2021	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I9665	Rossville
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Charley Thompson
  Mother	Alta Briggs Thompson
  Family ID	F8777	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Estelle Banks Thompson Theel
  Children	+ 1. Lori Jean Thompson Jones Davis,   b. 30 Sep 1962,   d. 2 Dec 2008, Harveyville, Wabaunsee County, Kansas  (Age 46 years)   2. Bernard C (Bernie) Thompson   3. Tangela Thompson
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2022 16:17:48
  Family ID	F1574	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Carolyn Jeannine Parr Crow Thompson,   b. 17 Dec 1935
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2022 16:17:34
  Family ID	F8776	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Feb 1938 - Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Thompson, Charles E. Charles Thompson February 7, 1938 — June 18, 2021 Charles E. (Ed) Thompson, 83, passed away Friday June 18, 2021, at a Topeka hospital. Ed was born at home in rural Shawnee County on February 7, 1938, to his late parents Charley & Alta Briggs Thompson. Ed was a 1956 graduate of Rossville High School. He worked in partnership with his dad and his brother, Bill, for their family company, Thompson Construction. building ponds and terraces. He then worked for the City of Topeka Street Department and retired from Dover Township after many years of service. Ed loved country western music and formed the band “Ed Thompson and the Rovin Ramblers” with his brother Bill and backup musicians. They performed in most of the dance halls and clubs in the local area for years. He later formed the “Ed Thompson Band”. He is preceded in death by his daughter Lori Jean Thompson Davis, granddaughter Janelle Barber and great-granddaughter Grace Long. He is survived by his wife Carolyn Jeannine Thompson of the home. Other survivors include a brother, William “Bill” Thompson (Dorothy); his son Bernard “Bernie” Thompson, a daughter Tangela Thompson; his stepchildren, Donola Fairbanks (Doug); Debra Sebring (Aaron), Doug Crow (Dusty), and Denise Hersh (Tim); Ed is also survived by 15 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, 2 step-grandchildren, and 7 great-great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to TARC and sent in care of the funeral home. Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. Monday, June 28, 2021, at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys. Interment will follow in the Rossville Cemetery.