Lorene Burkett Thompson

Mrs. Lorene Burkett Thompson, age 100, of Thomaston, died Sunday, August 25, 2024, at her residence. Funeral services for Mrs. Thompson will be held Thursday, August 29, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home.  Rev. Bill Barber and Rev. Ted Kandler will officiate, and interment will follow in South View Cemetery.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday morning from 10:00 until the funeral hour.

Mrs. Thompson was born in Laurens County on February 23, 1924, to the late George Dewey McDaniel and the late Maybel Walls McDaniel.  She retired from B. F. Goodrich Martha Mills in May of 1983.  Mrs. Thompson was a member of Jeff Davis Baptist Church.

 

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Thompson was preceded in death by her husbands, Aldine Burkett and Rev. Phillip Thompson, and her son, Edward Burkett.  She is survived by two sons: Gary Burkett of Thomaston and Glenn Burkett of Santa Rosa Beach, FL; her granddaughter, Leslie (Trey) Carter of Marietta; and her great grandson, Bradley Carter.  A close friend, Fay Cleveland also survives.

 

Fletcher-Day Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.  Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.fletcherdayfuneralhome.com.