Floyd Thompson
Posted: September 22, 2017
COLUMBUS — Floyd Edward “D.J. Duck” Thompson, 73, died Sept. 9, 2017, at his residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Carter’s Funeral Services Chapel with the Rev. Kamal Karriem officiating. Visitation is from 4-6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mr. Thompson was born Nov. 23, 1943, to the late Irene Thompson and Floyd Thompson Sr. He was a employed with Wheeler Roofing. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings, John Earl Thompson and Fred Allen Thompson. He is survived by his children, Dematoris Pate and Markcius Pate, both of Columbus, Tonya Sharp Smith of Tallahassee, Florida, Nakia Porter of Birmingham, Alabama, and Darryl Thompson of Jackson; siblings, Birda Shelton Richards and Horace Thompson; and 10 grandchildren.