Philip Edward Thompson (1945-2021)

Philip Edward Thompson, 75, of Wynne, died Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, at Forrest City Medical Center.

Philip was born in Wynne on Oct. 29, 1945, to the late Edward Thomas Thompson and Audrey Mae Ridge Thompson.

He married Liz McMickle in 1979. They had three daughters, Dee Ann, Suzanne and Laura. He lived most of his life in Cross County and farmed in the Jolly Ellis Community and Cross County. Philip served as a Gideon and was on the committee that founded the Wynne Baptist Wee School committee. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Forrest City.

He is survived by his wife, Liz McMickle Thompson; daughters, Dee Ann Bowman and husband, Chris, of California, Suzanne Cook and husband, Matt, of Wynne and Laura Harris and husband, Will, of Forrest City; sisters, Margaret Irene Ellis and husband, Richard, and Barbara Ann Mugge, all of Tulsa, Okla., and grandchildren, Allison, Emily, Kylie, Guy, Halle, Eliza and Audrey.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Audrey Thompson, and a brother, Roger Charles Thompson in 2019.

Kernodle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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