July 22, 1928 – June 13, 2016

NATCHEZ — Services for Joseph “Joe” Thompson, 87, of Sibley, who died Monday, June 13, 2016, at Promise Hospital in Vidalia, will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Sibley with the Rev. Douglas Logan officiating.  

Burial will follow at the church cemetery under the direction of West Gate Funeral Home.

Visitation will be from 5 to 5:45 p.m. today at the funeral home with a celebration of life service at 6 p.m.

Visitation will continue from noon until service time Saturday at the church.

Mr. Thompson was born July 22, 1928, in Sibley, the son of Calvin Thompson Sr. and Sarah Galmore Thompson.

He was educated in the Adams County school system. He was retired from Lum Brothers Stockyard in Natchez and Ferriday and the Natchez Stockyard. He had a great love for animals.

Mr. Thompson was a member of the Mount Olive Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Ethel Henderson; and four brothers, Calvin Thompson Jr., Benjamin Thompson, Anderson Thompson and James Thompson.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Thompson; two sons, Joseph Green and wife, Mishie, of Houston and Louis Green and wife, Gemma, of Katie, Texas; four daughters, Hattie Bryant and husband, Bobby, Zelda Cain and husband, Anthony, all of Houston, Patricia Collins and husband, Troy, of Fort Worth, Texas, and Patricia Butler of Las Vegas; three stepsons, Arthur McMorris, Charles McMorris, of Natchez, and Cary McMorris of San Antonio, Texas; two sisters, Margaret Thompson Lynch and Clara Thompson Martin, of Natchez; 25 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; five sisters-in-law; two brothers-in-law; and a number of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Online condolences may be sent to westgatefh.com.