Category: Family History

CH and Gwen were my dad’s parents: my Grandpa and Grandma Thompson.

She is the daughter of Claude James Stout and Elsie Louise Reynolds. He was the son of Vernon “Vern” Thompson and Venna Elizabeth Stansell.

Crawford Herman “CH” Thompson married Gwendolyn Stout, daughter of Claude James Stout and Elsie Louise Reynolds, on July 26, 1947 at Madison, Arkansas.

Vern Thompson Family Photo

Back Row: Crawford CH Thompson, Vern Thompson, Venna Stansell Thompson, Gwendolyn Stout Thompson
The little boy in front in the white shorts with his hand near his face is James Daniel Thompson

The rest are unknown to me at this time except that I am pretty sure that they are relatives of Vern Thompson

Since Dad was born in 1948 and he appears to be 3-4 years old, the photo must have been taken about 1951-1952

Move to Tulsa and Return to Arkansas

They lived in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area from the 1950’s or early 1960’s until they returned to the Springdale area in the mid-1960s. In the early 1970s, the bought the house on Old Wire Road and lived there until these deaths.

Home on Old Wire Road

Grandma and Grandpa Thompson lived on Old Wire Road in Springdale from about 1970 until he died in 1997 and she continued to live there until her death in 2006. They lived in the same house the entire time but their address changed in the late 1980s or early 1990s when Springdale got their 911 system and the houses were renumbered.

For many years, my uncle Jim lived with them.

There house was only a few blocks from her parents home. If you cut through their back yard and a couple more back yards of neighbors you could walk between their houses in just a few

minutes. All of their grandkids made that journey too many times to count.

Christmas at Grandpa and Grandma Thompson’s

Christmas Photos at grandma and grandpa’s always seem to be in front of their bedroom door or in front of the wall with the air conditioner! This photo is in front of the air conditioner wall all decorated for Christmas!

Grandpa and Grandma Thompson’s Dog: Tiger

Tiger was Grandpa and Grandma Thompson’s dog for as long as I can remember until the late 1980s when he died.

He was a pretty little dog that I remember fondly. He would come and sit on my lap and I would pet him when we visited my grandparents.

Grandma Holding a Grandchild

Grandma is holding a baby but I don't know which one of her grandchildren she is holding

Grandpa’s Retirement

He worked at RTW from at least the early 1970s until his retirement in the early to 1990s. They lived in Springdale and drove to Bentonville to work everyday giving him about an hour commute each day.

Grandpa’s Death and Burial

Crawford Herman “CH” Thompson died on 19 May 1997 at Northwest Medical Center, Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas, at age 70

I remember the time of his death as follows: Grandpa was very ill for many months before he died. A few weeks before his death he was diagnosed with lung cancer. The Saturday before he died on Monday, he had went to a local park and attended a Thompson family reunion. He had the chance to see some of his family that he hadn’t seen in Months or Years!

The afternoon that he died he went to his bedroom to take a nap while grandma went to the kitchen to fix them something to eat. She heard a loud noise and thought he had fallen. She went to see if he was hurt and found him lying on the floor and not breathing. She called for the ambulance and he was taken to the hospital. He was pronounced dead upon his arrival at the Northwest Health Center.

Crawford Herman “CH” Thompson was buried 22 May 1997 Friendship Cemetery, Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, aged 70.

Springdale

Gwendolyn Thompson, 80, of Springdale died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006, at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale. She was born Nov. 2, 1925, in Venus to Claude J. and Elsie Reynolds Stout. She was a member of Eastside Missionary Baptist Church in Fayetteville and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, C. H. Thompson. She is survived by four sons, Jerry Stout of Ozark, James Thompson of Fayetteville, Jimmy Thompson of Springdale and Danny Thompson of Clifty; a brother, James Stout of Springdale; 13 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p. m. today at Sisco Funeral Chapel in Springdale. Funeral services will at 2 p. m. Monday at the funeral home with James Goff officiating. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery. Pallbearers are Shane Stout, Michael Thompson, Curtis Thompson, Billy Joe Thompson, Ferrell White, Danny Marvel, Kevin Carroll, Shane Buck, Roy Kirkland, Lindsey Eicher, Kent Epley and Dallas Hadley. Memorials may be made to Circle of Life Hospice, 901 Jones Road, Springdale AR 72762. 

Source Information:
Ancestry.com. United States Obituary Collection [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Original data: See newspaper information provided with each entry.

Gwendolyn Thompson

Gwendolyn Thompson 80, of Springdale died Oct. 26, 2006, at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale. She was born Nov. 2, 1925 at Venus, Ark., the daughter of Claude J. and Elsie Reynolds Stout. She was a member of the Eastside Missionary Baptist Church in Fayetteville and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband C. H. Thompson in 1997.

She is survived by four sons, Jerry Stout and wife Judy of Ozark, James Thompson and wife Carolyn of Fayetteville, Jimmy Thompson and wife Margaret of Springdale, and Danny Thompson and wife Diana of Clifty; one brother, James Stout of Springdale; 13 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held on Oct. 30 at Sisco Funeral Chapel of Springdale, with James Goff officiating. Burial was in the Friendship Cemetery. Pallbearers were Shane Stout, Michael Thompson, Curtis Thompson, Billy Joe Thompson, Ferrell White, Danny Marvel, Kevin Carroll, Shane Buck, Roy Kirkland, Lindsey Eicher, Kent Epley, and Dallas Hadley. Memorials may be made to Circle of Life Hospice, 901 Jones Rd., Springdale, AR 72762.

Source Information:

Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings

Description:
The U.S. Public Records Index is a compilation of various public records spanning all 50 states in the United States from 1950 to 1993. Entries in this index may contain the following information: name, street or mailing address, telephone number, birth date or birth year.