Retired textile employee

Ethel Ivey Thompson, 90, of 822 S. Duncan By-Pass, Union, widow of Walter S. Thompson went home to be with the Lord Thursday, April 10, 2008.

Mrs. Thompson was born in Union Dec. 3, 1917, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ivey. She was retired from textiles and was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church where she was a Sunday School teacher and Training Union leader. Mrs. Thompson was a member of the Keenagers, WMU and the Widows Group of the church.

Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Bevis Sr.; two sisters, Mrs. Martha Shaw and Mrs. Julia Greer; and a brother, Joe Ivey, all of Union; two grandchildren, Chip Bevis and wife Tiffany, of Lebanon, Tenn., and Shep Bevis and wife Amanda, of Union; seven great-grandchildren, Lauren, Makenna, Anna, Elizabeth, Reece, Andrew, Caroline and Molly.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 13, 2008, at Tabernacle Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. Shep Bevis. Burial will be in Rosemont Cemetery.

Active pallbearers will be James Coffer, Jay Coffer, Eddie Hines, Luther Gibbs Arthur, Rick Jeffcoat and Dr. Jeff Craft.

The Searchers Sunday School Class and the Keenagers of Tabernacle Baptist Church are asked to sit in a group.

Visitation will be held from 6 until 8 Saturday evening at the S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Tabernacle Baptist Church Debt Retirement Fund, 915 S. Pinckney Street, Union, S.C. 29379.

The family is at the home of her daughter, Nancy and Maurice Bevis, 962 Deepwater Road, Union, S.C. 29379.

S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home (www.holcombefuneralhomes.com)