Mrs. Lucy Catherine Thompson
July 26, 1925 - June 10, 2017

Funeral services for Lucy Catherine Payton Thompson, of Cullman, will be Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 2 PM at Westside Baptist Church in Eva, the Rev. Gary Peebles officiating, with interment in Garland Brook Cemetery in Columbus, Indiana, at a later date.

Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Thompson died Saturday, June 10. 2017 at Hanceville Nursing Home. Lucy was the 10th child, born on July 26, 1925, to parents James Garfield and Ida Bell Crawford Payton.

She attended New Castle High School and Bradford High School. She worked for N.Y.A (National Youth Association) while attending school, to support her education. She worked for the Wagon Wheel Restaurant, in Bedford, Kentucky.h

She also worked for the Army, after she married Edward William Thompson. They were married on August 12, 1947 while living at Fort Knox, KY. She worked for Arvin Industries for 37 1/2 years. Her last job was with Community Action in Cullman? She had one son, Edward Ray Thompson. She was a member at West Side Baptist Church in Eva, Al. She was a member at Parkside Baptist Church, of Columbus, IN, from 1968 to 2004.

She is preceded in death by her parents; and all of her eleven of her siblings; four sisters, Annie Rodgers, Ray Bell Rodgers, Stella Suter, and Jessie Lee Payton; seven brothers, Jimmy, Bennie, Walter, Carl, William Earl, Crawford J., and Oldham Payton.

Survivors include her son Edward (Evelyn) Thompson, of Hanceville, Al; two grandchildren, Michele Dawn Thompson, of Huntsville, Al and Kyle (Lauren) Thompson, also of Hanceville; three great-grandchildren, Madison Fowler, Ryan Fowler, and Tara Thompson; and a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends.

Visitation will be Tuesday, June 13 from 10 AM- 2 PM at the church.

Published on Cullman Heritage Funeral Home website 06/12/2017.