Mildred Ruth Thompson, a resident of Fulton, died Oct. 19, at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield. She was 83.
Services were set for Oct. 21 at 11 a.m. at Hornbeak Funeral Chapel, with Rev. James Lawson officiating, and burial in Mt. Zion Cemetery. Hornbeak Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include one son, Tommy Thompson, of Fulton; one brother, Max Babb of Murray; one grandson, Bryan Thompson of Fort Wayne, Ind.; two great- grandchildren, Kaytlin Thompson, and Shelby Thompson, both of Murray. She was preceded in death by her husband, Delbert E. Thompson; her parents, George and Beulah (McCree) Babb; and two brothers, James Babb and Robert Babb.
She was born Oct. 20, 1925 in Obion County. She was a member of the Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Fulton. She had worked for the former Henry I. Siegel Clothing Company and had lived in this area all of her life.
Memorials may be made to: Mt. Zion Cemetery Fund, in care of Wayne Lawrence, 265 Wilson Rd., Water Valley, Ky. 42085. Tributes may be left online at
www.hornbeakfuneralchapel.com
