Mr. Joy Barner Thompson

Mr. Joy Barner Thompson, 69, of Cedar Mountain Road, Douglasville, Georgia passed away Sunday, July 3, 2005 at his residence. He was born July 3, 1936 in Anniston, Alabama the son of the late Mr. James Thompson and the late Mrs. Vinnie McCraby Thompson. He married Dorothy Paschall on December 17, 1955 in Douglasville, Georgia. He was of the Baptist Faith and worked for the Douglas County Board of Education as a school bus mechanic. He was a member of the Hiram Masonic Lodge F&AM. He enjoyed camping and was an avid collector of guns and knives. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers, Raymond Thompson and Lowell Thompson. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Paschall Thompson of Douglasville; two daughters and sons-in-law, Iris and Gene Swafford of Temple and Brenda and Eugene Harris, Jr. of Douglasville; one son, Telly Thompson of Douglasville; one brother, Bud Thompson of Douglasville; 7 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews also survive. Graveside Services will be conducted Wednesday, July 6, 2005 at 11:00 AM from Meadowbrook Memory Gardens in Villa Rica with Pastor James Bitty officiating. Interment will follow at Meadowbrook Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at Jones-Wynn Funeral Home, Douglas Chapel on Tuesday, July 5, 2005 from 1:00 PM until 9:00 PM. Messages of condolences to the family may be sent to www.jones-wynn.com. Jones-Wynn Funeral Home, Douglas Chapel is serving the Thompson Family.