William "Bill" Thompson (Plainview)

William “Bill” Albert Thompson , 88, of Plainview, passed away on Monday , November 20, 2017. Funeral Services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, November 25, 2017 at the Kornerstone Chapel in Plainview with Jimmy Koon officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Fort Jackson National Cemetery in Columbia, South Carolina under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors. He was born September 28, 1929 in Long Beach, California William and Lolita (Hamilton) Thompson. He married Sandra Kay Landrum on January 13, 1957 in Lockney, TX. He graduated from Long Beach High School and came to Texas in 1948. He worked for his uncle, Buck Sams on the farm. He won the Amarillo Golden Glove champion in 1948. He was drafted in the Army during the Korean War where he was a telephone switch board operator. He attended Texas Western College in El Paso where he played football and was president of his freshman class. He then attended State Teacher College in San Marcos, Texas Bill worked for Curry Motor Freight for thirteen years and United Supermarket for ten year. He was a member of American Legion, Senior Citizens and the First United Methodist Church in Lockney, Texas He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Barry Thompson. Survivors include his wife, Sandra Kay Thompson of Plainview; son, Arland Thompson of Littleton, CO; daughters, Theresa Heck of Oklahoma City, OK, Connie Koon and husband Jimmy of Columbia, SC, Christine Lowe of Denver, CO; a sister, Janice Lloyd of Floydada, TX; 8 grandchildren, Erin Rolek and her husband Alex of San Diego, CA, Andrea Thompson of Los Angeles, CA, Marcus McGowen of Charlotte, NC, Heather Daniel of Dallas, TX, Hollie Daniel of Plainview, TX, John Daniel, Jr. of Lubbock, TX, Eva Anderson of Denver, CO, Max Lowe of Denver, CO; 3 great grandchildren, Kylee Daniel of Plainview, TX, Zoey Daniel of Lockney, TX and Silas Kingston Rolek of San Diego, CA.