James Andrew Thompson, III

James married Ruby Kathleen Parrish 14 Jan 1948, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Ruby (daughter of Willie Smith Parrish and Algie Lea Wells) was born 24 Sep 1927, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 20 Jan 2018, Lynchburg City, Virginia; was buried , Carl O. Moran Memorial Gardens, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Mrs. Ruby Parrish Thompson, age 90 of Gretna, VA went to be with her Lord at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital in Lynchburg, VA.

She was born in Pittsylvania County, VA and was a daughter of the late Willie Smith Parrish and Algie Wells Parrish.

She was also predeceased by her husband James Andrew Thompson, Jr., one son James (Jimmy) Thompson III, one brother William Kermit Parrish and one sister Janice Parrish.

She was an active member of Riceville Baptist Church where she served in many capacities, including as a Sunday School Teacher and a member of WMU. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, flowers, sewing and spending time with her family.

She is survived by one son Bill Thompson and wife Debbie Thompson of Gretna, one daughter Kathy Puckett and husband Don Haas of Houston, TX, one sister Betty Stump and husband David Stump of Ringgold, VA, one sister-in-law Ann Parrish of Danville, VA, a daughter-in-law, Linda Thompson of Gretna, seven grandchildren Amanda Thompson Hines, James (Andy) Thompson IV, Jason Puckett, Jessica Puckett Anderson, William Lee Thompson, Jr., Adam Thompson and Wade Quarles and 13 great-grandchildren.

Graveside services were conducted at the Carl O Moran Memorial Garden by Reverend Shelton Miles.

Colbert-Moran Funeral Home in Gretna assisted the family.

Source - Obituary, edited, courtesy of Lois Harp.

James married Mary Alice Reynolds. Mary (daughter of Keene Johnson Reynolds and Mary Susan "Molly" Brumfield) was born May 1886, Staunton River District, Pittsylvania, Virginia; died 27 Jan 1923, Pittsylvania Cpunty, Virginia; was buried , Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Alice married when I was three years old, so I don't
remember much about her at our home. I enjoyed going to
visit her and Jim and staying for days. She was almost
like a second mother to me. It was Alice who named me, and
because of that, she gave me a little gold ring when I was
perhaps five years old. When I was 14, Mother went to
Portsmouth for about a week to visit Julia and left Daddy
the three younger brothers and me for about a week. Mother
returned on a Sunday, and in preparation for her homecoming
Alice and I prepared a Sunday dinner. She was of a happy
disposition. I think the thing that means most to me now
is what Alice did for our family. As she was dying, she
asked Mother if she (Mother) had any music. Of course,
Mother did not them. Alice said she wanted them to sing!
Then she talked about the sweet music she heard, that it
was all around her! This was her happy theme until she lay
back on the bed and breathed her last. What a testimony.

Christine Reynolds Stone, daughter of Keene Johnson
Reynolds, granddaughter of William Garrett Reynolds

Willie married Algie Lea Wells 29 Nov 1924. Algie (daughter of Peter Thomas "Pete" Wells and Nannie Belle Palmer) was born 7 Feb 1900, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 10 Sep 1979, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Tabernacle Church Cemetery, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Gilbert married Ella Booker. Ella (daughter of James Nicholas Booker and Martha Puckett) was born 22 Aug 1860, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 16 Oct 1938, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Our farm was not large--100 acres given to Daddy and Mother by Grandmother and Grandfather Brumfield and about 100 acres added by Daddy and Mother. The crops were somewhat varied on our farm; tobacco, (the money crop), wheat, corn, hay, beans, and perhaps some oats. We had fruit trees: apples, peaches, plums, cherries, carrots, and one apricot. And there were strawberries and grapevines. Of course we had a garden. Daddy raised enough hogs for his family's use. Mother's aim each year was to get 300 baby chicks (hatched on the farm) for home use. We had fried chicken often. Most times Mother would dress six or more chickens for our Sunday dinners. We had a few turkeys, but not many. There were about four horses to work the farm and ride. In addition, we had milk cows and beef cows enough for home consumption. Sometimes in the winter Daddy would kill a beef, keep what his family could use (no refrigeration then) and give or sell the rest to the neighbors. We had plenty of food to feed our big family and to share with visitors. And Visitors we had.
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Published family history by Christine Reynolds Stone, daughter of Keene Johnson Reynolds, s/o William Garrett Reynolds; can be seen at Danville Public Library 2nd floor, genealogy room, Danville, Virginia


Johnson rode a horse with a pleasing appearance and dignity. His erect posture on a horse and his oneness with the animal's movements was a delight to see. Johnson enjoyed fox hunting, did not use alcohol or tobacco, although he raised tobacco for his money crop, and used profanity freely although he was a religious man.

Johnsie was about six or seven years old when his father, William Garrett died. About the same time, he fell out of a tree which caused him to have a slight limp for the rest of his life.

Keene Johnson Reynolds was born November 30, 1861, a few months after the Civil War began. He was the ninth and youngest child of William Garrett Reynolds and Elizabeth Elvira "Betsy" Blair. The Reynolds' home was near Tomahawk Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Keene Johnson Reynolds was called by his middle name, Johnson, or simply Johnse, by those who knew him best. His Mother called him "Johnsie". When he was born, four of his six brothers were serving in the Confederate Army and his father, William Garrett, was a member of the Home Guard..When the war began John S. (age 21 or 22), and Henry C. (age 15) joined the Virginia forces or at least they joined before the war ended.

Christine Reynolds [Stone]

Keene married Mary Susan "Molly" Brumfield 15 Nov 1883, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Mary (daughter of Henry Anderson Brumfield and Julia Ann Craddock) was born 21 Apr 1867, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 25 Nov 1951, Gretna, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Reynolds Family Cemetery, Gretna, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
On November 14, 1883 when Daddy was nearly 22 and Mother was sixteen, they were married at her home, "The Elms" near what is now Renan. Mother's family had moved from the Greenpond-Hollywood neighborhood to Renan in 1882. The first year of their marriage, Daddy and Mother lived with his mother, Betsy Blair Reynolds, and farmed with her. The next year, they moved to the land Grandfather Brumfield had given them at Renan. The home they built was located below what later became the highway. Mother had wanted to be on high ground, however, the house was placed just a few yards from one of the best springs anywhere around and, in the days when water was brought in by bucketsful and a springhouse was the only means of cooling food, having a spring nearby was a real asset.

Published family history by Christine Reynolds Stone,
daughter of Keene Johnson Reynolds, s/o William Garrett
Reynolds; can be seen at Danville Public Library 2nd floor,
genealogy room, Danville, Virginia

Christine Reynolds [Stone]

Peter married Nannie Belle Palmer 11 Feb 1893, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Nannie (daughter of Edward Whitfield Palmer and Elizabeth Ann 'Betty Ann' Grant) was born 23 Nov 1874, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 29 Jul 1952, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Tabernacle Church Cemetery, Callands, Virginia. [Group Sheet]