Janet Thompson

Mrs. Janet Oliver Thompson, age 68, of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on January 23, 2012, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Thompson will be conducted on Thursday, January 26, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Dyer with Bro. DeWayne Goodgine and Bro. Jerry Legg officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery of Dyer. Mrs. Thompson was born March 16, 1943, in Dyer; the daughter of the late George Vernon “Jack” and Nancy Louise Taylor Oliver. She retired from the Gibson County Building and Zoning Office. Mrs. Janet Thompson is survived by her spouse, Phillip Thompson of Dyer; two sons, Mark (Ronda) Thompson of Jackson, Mike (Natalie) Thompson of Cincinnati, OH; three grandchildren, Matt (Sara) Thompson of Nashville, Kate Thompson of Martin, Brittni Thompson of Nashville; a great-grandson, Jonathan Blake Thompson of Franklin; six sisters, Evelyn (William) Bunch of Trenton, Elena Isbell of Murfreesboro, Verna Mai Judy of Dyer, Martha Mosley of Dyer, Margaret (Pete) Bell McCaslin of Dyer, Marie Workman of Jackson; two brothers, J. W. (Nancy) Oliver of Jackson, Robert (Nancy) Oliver of Murfreesboro; two sisters-in-law, Margaret (Ronnie) Taylor of Dyer, Dot Oliver of Dyer; her mother-in-law, Permelia Thompson of Dyer; and lots of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, and two brothers, Eugene Oliver and George Oliver. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25. Karnes & Son Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Janet Oliver Thompson.