Jimmie Richard “JR” Thompson, age 81, of Whitesburg, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2015. He was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church. He served in the US Army. JR was a builder, farmer and an avid horseman. He was preceded in death by his parents, Oscar and Emma Thompson; son, Richard William Thompson; and sister, Virginia Jo Gammon. Survivors include his daughter, Tammie (Mike) Thompson Lowry; son, Doug Thompson and fiancé, Susie Elmore; brother, Dallas Thompson; grandchildren, Loren Elizabeth Lowry and James Floyd Lowry; niece, Alice Ann (Glen) Brooks; great-nieces, Casey Sivert, Sammie Jo Brooks; and special friend, Zan Walker. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Stubblefield Funeral Home on Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. with Rev. Richard Long officiating. Interment will follow in Hamblen Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be: James Lowry, Blake Bardin, Brett Sivert, David Buell, Jerry Horner, Dan Walker, Jimmy Greene, and John Walker. The family will receive friends from 1 – 3:00 p.m. Sunday prior to the services at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to Shady Grove Cooking Ministry, 769 Beech Grove Road, Rogersville, TN 37857 or the charity of your choice. Arrangements by Stubblefield Funeral Home in Morristown.
