Robert Willard Thompson, 84, of LaCross, Wis., resident of Canon, Georgia for 37 years, passed away November 2 at Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center in Lavonia.
Mr. Thompson was born in LaCross, Wis. May 29, 1929, husband of the late Pauline Thompson. He was the owner and operator of Tomco Transport, Inc. of Lavonia. Mr. Thompson was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. He was a member of the Thompkins Masonic Lodge # 471 of New York.
Survivors include his children, Marilyn Thompson, Gary Thompson, Christy Oliver, and Frank Thompson, 6 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at the Lavonia Chapel of Strickland Funeral Home with Rev. John Forbes officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.