John H. "Peanut" Thompson Obituary (1936

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. John H. "Peanut" Thompson Mr. John H. "Peanut" Thompson, age 79, of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on January 17, 1936 in Madison, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late, John Hanley and Gertrude Mae Meier Thompson. He was raised in Jefferson County and was a 1954 graduate of Saluda High School. He was inducted into the United States Army on February 5, 1957 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. He rose to the rate of Private First Class during the Vietnam Era. He was honorably discharged on February 4, 1963 at Fort Jay, New York and received the Good Conduct Medal. In 1959 he was united in marriage to Mary Lee Webster and this union was blessed with two sons, John Harold, Jr. and Danny Joe and a daughter, Beverly Sue. Peanut worked for 21 1/2 years at Rexnord Chain Belt as an assistant assembler. He had worked for Adler's Service Station for 16 1/2 years and Reliance Electric as a motor tester for 10 years. John had operated John Thompson Painting from 1986-2009 and had also painted at Clifty Falls State Park for two years. John enjoyed classic cars, painting, puzzles, old westerns and especially, John Wayne. John died on Friday, February 27, 2015, at 5:08 p.m. at the Water's of Clifty Falls in Madison, Indiana. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY John will be missed by his loving sons, John Harold "J.T." Thompson, Jr. of Akron, OH, Danny Joe Thompson and his wife, Rose of Uniontown, Ohio; his loving daughter, Beverly Sue Ginn and her husband, David of Madison, Indiana; his grandchildren, Mindy, Jessica, Nick, Ethan, and Trevor; his great grandchildren, David and Zoe; his close friend and caregiver, Gary Chandler of Madison, Indiana; his sister, Opal Louise Newsome and her husband, Danny of Akron, Ohio; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Hanley and Gertrude Mae Meier Thompson, and his grandson, John Hanley Thompson, died 1988. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., by Brother Dan McDonald at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana VISITATION Friends may call Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORS A final salute will be conducted on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre with full military honors to be conducted by Jefferson Post 9, of the American Legion to follow at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Chapel, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or Kosair Children's Hospital. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of John H. "Peanut" Thompson, please click here to visit our sympathy store.