Frances Conner Thompson

MRS. FRANCES C. THOMPSON Mrs. Frances Conner Thompson, 88, of Grantville, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 13, 2014, at Southland Health and Rehabilitation in Peachtree City. The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 16, in the Chapel of Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home. Her nephew, Jerry Conner will officiate and interment will be in Myrtle Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 until 8 Saturday evening. Mrs. Thompson was born February 4, 1926, in Coweta County, daughter of the late Eddie Lee Conner and Hattie Fordham Conner. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Roy Thompson, Sr.; son, Roy Thompson, Jr., and ten of her eleven siblings. She retired from Playtex in Newnan after 32 years of service and held other jobs through the years; however, her most important job was family. On any given Sunday, there was always church first, then she cooked for a crowd. Ask any of her grands what their favorite dish at Sunday dinner was and its "Granny's Jailhouse Potatoes." Her home was always open to those in need of a place to stay for a day or sometimes years. Many, many children have sought refuge in Granny's and Paw's home when they needed a home. Mrs. Thompson has always had a servant's heart. May she rest in the blessed arms of her Lord and Savior. Survivors include her daughters, Martha (Bruce) Howard and Betty Garrett of Newnan; son, James (Debi) Thompson of Hogansville; sister, Margaret (Wyman) Mathews of Opelika, AL. Frances raised her adopted daughter, Krystal (Ernesto) Leon; her nephew, Allen Thompson; and grandsons, Johnny (May Lee) Thompson and Chuck (Karen) Thompson. Other surviving grandchildren are Melanie (Tim) Stephens, Angie (Trey) Waldo, Jason Thompson, all of Mississippi, Eric (Julia) Howard, Jason (Michelle) Howard, Poppy Howard, Luke (Shana) Thompson, Christina (Jonathan) Moncus, Holly (Joey) Chitwood, Brian Garrett, all of Georgia; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; sisters in-law, Ruth Kelly and Ruthie Mae Murphy; brother in-law, Bill Smith; and a very large extended family. Condolences may be expressed at www.mckibbenfuneralhome.com Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Visitation: from 6 until 8 Saturday night, February 15th, at Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home Services: 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 16th, in the Chapel of Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home Interment: Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Hogansville