THOMPSON, Michael Ray


Michael Ray Thompson, 44, departed this life on March 23, 2004 in Phoenix, AZ. A life long resident of Phoenix, Michael was born on October 13, 1959. He leaves to cherish his memory his Parents Clarence and Flora (Barge) Freney, and Ralph and Betty Thompson, 4 sisters, Dorothy Thompson, Pat Lacy (Kenneth), Theresa Reed (Norman) and Sheena Nelson. 3 brothers Teddy (Cynthia), Ralph Jr., and Ryan Thompson, Maternal Grandmother Mary B. Barge, and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends were received Wed., March 31, 2004, at the Preston Funeral Home, 3800 S. Central Ave., Phoenix. Services were Thursday, April 1, 2004, with viewing 1 hour prior to service, at the St. John Institutional Baptist Church, 1428 S. 13th Ave., Phoenix. Interment, Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery. Preston Funeral Home is serving the family. Published in the Arizona Republic on 4/1/2004.