Billy (Bill) Thompson
January 28, 2013
Billy (Bill) Thompson, age 84, of Sweetwater, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013 at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 at Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Eric VonAtzigen officiating. Burial will follow at Sweetwater Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home.
Bill was born on Oct. 8, 1928, at Eskota, Texas to E.H. and Minnie (Puckett) Thompson. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a self-employed farmer and rancher. He married Inge Hagn in September 1987 in Robert Lee, Texas.
He is survived by his sister, Marjorie Thompson Broman of Houston, Texas; nephews, William H. Broman of Katy, John A. Broman of Houston and Paul Broman of Houston; niece, Karen Vlamis of Wichita, Kan.; step son, David Sissom of Amarillo; and step daughter, Irene Bell of Virginia Beach, Va.
He was preceded in death by his parents, E.H. and Minnie Thompson; wife, Inge Thompson; sister, Mary Jeannette Huffman; and step son, John Sissom.
Pallbearers will be William H. Broman, John A. Broman, Paul Broman, Loren Achenbach, Ted W. Vlamis and Rex Mayfield.
Family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 1, at the funeral home.
