Ralph Thompson

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ralph E. Thompson, 79, of Perryville died Saturday, April 26, 2003, at Perry County Memorial Hospital.

He was born Feb. 14, 1924, son of Charles and Estella A. Green Thompson. He and Lorene M. Mueller were married Dec. 16, 1944.

Thompson was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Fellowship Club, LLL, Berean Bible Class and American Legion Post 133. He served two terms as Ward I alderman in Perryville. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the South Pacific.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Barry Thompson and Tom Thompson, both of St. Louis; one daughter, Margaret Yates of Cape Girardeau; two sisters, Margaret Hutchinson of Petersburg, Pa., and Esther Martin of Aaronsburg, Pa.; one brother, Vance Thompson of Petersburg; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by three sisters, five brothers and one great-granddaughter.

Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday and from 6:30 to 8:20 a.m. Tuesday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Matthew Marks officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery, with military graveside services by American Legion Post 133.