Jess Thompson

Jess H. Thompson

A graveside service will be held at 2 pm., Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at South Park Cemetery for Jess H. Thompson, 88 of Roswell. Pastor Bill Merritt will officiate. Visitation will be Sunday, May 15, 2011 from 12pm to 7 pm and Monday, May 16, 2011 from 8am to 7 pm at Ballard Funeral Home Chapel.
Jess H. Thompson passed away on May 12, 2011 at the age of 88 in Roswell, NM. He was born in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma on January 19, 1923. He is survived by his wife of the home, Dorothy and five children, Judy Ginanni and her husband Dana, Cheryl Stringer and her husband Dan, Steve Thompson, Marcie Porter and her husband Tom and Karla Flores and her husband Rufugio. He has ten grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Jess was a World War II Navy Veteran. In his sixties, Jess retired from farming and started his own Lawn Mowing business at which he retired at the age of 87.
Pallbearers will be Paul Thompson, Tom Porter, Steve Thompson, Daniel Stringer, Refugio Flores and Dana Ginanni.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dan Stringer and Charlie Thompson.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Ballard Funeral Home and Crematory. An online registry can be accessed at www.ballardfuneralhome.com .

God saw you were getting tired, and a cure was
not to be. So he put his arms around you, and whispered,
Come, go with me. With tearful eyes we watched you
suffer, and saw you fade away. Although we loved
you dearly, we could not make you stay. A golden
heart stopped beating, hard working hands to rest.
God broke our hearts to prove, he only takes the best.
Its lonesome here without you. We miss you more
each day. Life doesnt seem the same since you
have gone away. When days are sad and lonely,
we seem to hear your whisper, Cheer up and carry on.
Each time we see your picture, you seem to smile
and say, Dont cry, Im in Gods Hands,
well meet again someday.

Visitation

Ballard Funeral Home
910 S. Main
Roswell, NM  88203
Saturday, May 14, 2011
12:00 to 7:00 pm

Service

Graveside Service

South Park Cemetery
3101 S. Main St.
Roswell, NM  88203
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
2:00 pm

Cemetery

South Park Cemetery
3101 S. Main St.
Roswell, NM  88203