LOUISE GAMBLE THOMPSON

MANNING - Louise Gamble Thompson, 103, widow of Joseph DuRant Thompson Sr., died on Saturday, May 22, 2021, at Roper Hospice Cottage in Mount Pleasant.

Born on July 23, 1917, in Manning, she was a daughter of the late Sheriff James Edward Gamble Sr. and Maude Weatherford Gamble. She was an active member of the Presbyterian Church at Manning for 70 years, where she was a former Sunday school teacher, Bible school teacher and circle chairman. Mrs. Thompson was so proud to be the recipient of a beautiful pin and certificate for an honorary lifetime membership by the women of the church. The president had so many nice things to say about her.

She was a clerk and bookkeeper for Clarendon Drug Co. for 17 years. She was a member of American Legion Auxiliary Post 68 for more than 60 years, having served as membership chairman and was honored by the unit as a dedicated and outstanding officer when she retired after serving 28 years as treasurer of the auxiliary. Mrs. Thompson was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her family was her pride and joy. She enjoyed playing bridge and was an avid player.

She is survived by two sons, Dr. Joseph DuRant Thompson Jr. and wife, Jackie, of Mount Pleasant and James Robert Thompson and wife, Jane, of Gaffney; six grandchildren, Joseph DuRant Thompson III and wife, Alison, Jennifer Thompson Way and husband, Leonard, of Mount Pleasant, Andrew Gamble Thompson and wife, Melanie, of Mount Pleasant, James Robert Thompson Jr. and wife, Mai, of Chandler, Arizona, Dr. Malissa Thompson Mathis and husband, Joe, of Gaffney and Dr. Melanie Thompson Davis and husband, Dr. Brandon, of Spartanburg; 15 great-grandchildren, Andrew Gamble Thompson Jr., Graham Alexander Thompson, Riley Griffith Thompson, Burke DuRant Thompson, Leonard Christenberry Way, James Robert Thompson III, Jordan Joseph Mathis, Tyler Brandon David, Cooper Scott Davis, Katherine Jane Mathis, Lauren Malissa Mathis, Jacqueline Ann Thompson, Amelia Lee Way, Elyssa Mai Thompson and Savannah Stinson Davis; and a number of nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Marion Cooper "Fuzzy" Thompson; four brothers, Earl B. Gamble, William E. Gamble, Milton I. Gamble and James Edward Gamble Jr.; and four sisters, Dottie G. Davis, Margaret G. McFaddin, Thelma G. DuBose and Wilma G. Odom.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the Presbyterian Church at Manning with the Rev. Lee Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Manning Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be nephews.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Stephens Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shandon Presbyterian Church, in memory of Marion Cooper "Fuzzy" Thompson, 607 Woodrow St., Columbia, SC 29205 or to the Presbyterian Church at Manning, P.O. Box 207, Manning, SC 29102.

Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 435-2179, www.stephensfuneralhome.org.