Joel Thompson

THOMPSONCREEDMOOR Joel Wayne Thompson 60 died on Thursday,November 18, 2010.He was born in Granville Co. to the late Joseph L. Thompson and Marjorie O’Neal Thompson. He served in the Army Reserve for 6 years. He retired after 28 years as a Master Trooper for the N.C. State Highway Patrol and was a lifetime member of the N.C. Highway Patrol Association. He was a member of Brassfield Baptist Church in Creedmoor. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge 697 in Butner.He is survived by his wife Donna Herrington Thompson; two daughters, Lisa Thompson of Raleigh, Laura Thompson of Charlottesville, VA.; one step daughter, Michelle Cotton Cooper of Butner. One brother, Truitt Thompson of Creedmoor and one step grandson, Christopher Shaw of the home.Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Brassfield Baptist Church in Creedmoor. Rev. Wesley Garner and Rev. Ray Gooch will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Travis Thompson, Joey Thompson, David Hockaday, J.C. Porterfield, Buck Clements, Clyde Hockaday. Honorary Pallbearers will be the N.C. State Highway Patrol. The family will receive friends on Friday from 6 to 9 pm at Hudson Funeral Home and other times at the home. Flowers are acceptable or donations can be made to Duke Home Care and Hospice, 4321 Medical Park Drive, Durham, NC 27704. Online condolences can be made at www.hudsonfuneralhome.com.