Mr. Franklin James Thompson, 74 a resident of Checotah, diedJune 8, 2020 in Muskogee. He was born May 28th, 1946 to Clinton James and Cora Mae (Roberts) Thompson in Hoffman.
Frank served in Vietnam where he received a purple heart. After Vietnam he came home and done some traveling before settling down in Tulsa where he started a job as an exterminator. He went on to start his own business as an exterminator that he had for several years. He went out on pipeline where he worked the x-ray dark room for a few years. He came home from that and started another business of his own doing floor repair.
He is preceded in death by his parents, granddaughter: Jessi Haworth, brother "Bill" Thompson and sisters Linda Grogan and Jill Thrailkill.
He is survived by his wife: Annette, of the home, children: Cody Thompson & wife Karen of Checotah; Char Lawson & husband Don of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; Tina Haworth & husband Billy of Braggs, Oklahoma; Julie Gocke & husband Justin of Neosho, Missouri; Katrina Ballard of Neosho, Missouri; grandchildren Nathan Thompson, Justin Haworth, April Gocke, Dalton Gocke; sisters: Emma Thompson, Joyce McCloud, Rita Blake, brother, Tom Thompson an a host of other relatives and dear friends.
Viewing and visitation will be Friday from 3 to 8 p.m. at Integrity Chapel with services to be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Integrity Chapel. Interment to follow at Westlawn Cemetery.
Services under the care and direction of Integrity Funeral Service, 410 E Trudgeon, Henryetta, OK 74437