Mrs. Ellen Ruth Thompson: Obituary

Mrs. Ellen Ruth Thompson age 82 passed away Friday March 18, 2016 at the Erlanger Medical Center. She had a special love for dirt track and Nascar racing, Atlanta Braves and football.  She was a member of McFarland Hills Baptist Church.  She is preceded in death by her husband, Terry L. Thompson, brothers Charles and Robert L. Elders, sister Mabel Louise Elders, granddaughter Cynthia Latonya Thompson and special friend James Hulett.

She is survived by a daughter and special friend Carol Thompson and Gary Beavers of Crandall, sons and daughter in law, Robert (Cynthia) Thompson and Bruce Thompson of Dalton, grandchildren, Tabatha, Krista, Camilla, and Terry, great-grandchildren Cameron, Dillon, and Waylan, pets Snoopy and Whiskers, sisters Lucille Stanley and Bernice Lowman of Dalton, brothers B.W. “Dub”, Jim, and Steve Elders all of Dalton, and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 23rd at 2pm in the chapel of Shawn Chapman Funeral Home with Carol Thompson and Pastor Reggie Temples officiating.  Interment will be at West Hill Cemetery.  Family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday from 5-9 pm.

Arrangements made with Integrity by Shawn Chapman Funeral Home, Crematory and Monuments. www.shawnchapmanfh.com