Alonzo Thompson Jr.
Posted: September 12, 2017
COLUMBUS — Alonzo Crawford “A.C.” Thompson Jr., 89, died Sept. 9, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Mr. Thompson was the son of the late A.C. Thompson Sr. and Eliza Ann Prestridge Thompson. He was a member of Prospect Baptist Church in Sulligent, Alabama. He was a graduate of the University of Mississippi and was previously employed as a chemist with the U.S.D.A. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Marcie Whalen. He is survived by his wife, Arvis Opal Hood Thompson of Columbus; daughters, Linda Odom of Starkville and Ruth Weaver of Columbus; son, Jeffery Webster of Columbus; sister, Gladys Troup of Tifton, Georgia; six grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Prospect Baptist Church, 1970 Prospect Road, Sulligent, AL 35586.