Phillip Thompson

Marion Phillip Barclay Thompson, 71, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2005 at 1:40 P.M. at the Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. Phillip, Phil was born May 9, 1934 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Albert E. & Hazel (Walcott) Thompson. He married Sharon Lee Morgan in La Mesa, California on December 30, 1961; she passed away in July, 2004. They lived in Southern California until their relocation to Marion in 2000. Phillip and Sharon loved to travel including 13 cruise trips to Alaska and vacations to Hawaii. Phil was an aircraft designer for 40 years; working on commercial and military aircraft at Lockheed Aircraft and Boeing/Douglas Aircraft companies. His working and personal passion was aircraft and flight. He had his own private flight license and plane. One of his favorite songs was the Air Force song: Off we go into the wild blue yonder! We hope his new yonder will be full of blue skies. Phil is survived by: Sons Gary Thompson of Marion, Greg and Kimila Thompson and their children Katelyn and Abbelyn of Marion, Phillip Neal and Aurelia Thompson and their son Darian of Corona, California Daughter Melinda and her husband Angel Portillo and their children Brandon, Nikolas and Zoey of Marion. He enjoyed watching his children and grandchildren grow up happy! Brothers David E. Thompson of Marion and A. Lance Thompson and his wife Joyce of Vancouver, Washington. Sisters Hazel Ann and her husband Larry Hilliard of McCungie, Pennsylvania, and Gay McDonald of LaJolla, California. Brother-in-law Norman Lardner of Santa Rosa, California. Phillips sister Faith passed away in January of this year. Phil will be greatly missed by all including many nieces and nephews. The following is a poem he selected when his beloved wife Sharon passed away last year it is appropriate to apply to Phil as well: God looked around his garden And He found an empty place. He then looked down upon this earth And saw your tired face. He put His arms around you, and Lifted you to rest. Gods garden must be beautiful. He always takes the best. He knew that you were suffering. He knew that you were in pain He knew that you would never Get well on earth again. He saw the road was getting rough And the hills were hard to Climb, So He closed your weary eyelids And whispered, Peace be thine. It broke our hearts to lose you But you didnt go alone For part of us went with you The day God called you home. A funeral service will be Thursday, October 27, 2005 at 11:00 A.M. at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home in Marion with Dr. Joey Brent officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 10:30 A.M. until the time of service. It was Phils wish to be cremated and his ashes be scattered into the cool blue Alaskan waters. For those who prefer memorials may be given to the First Baptist Church Building Fund. Envelopes will be available at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home.