Elic "Gene" Eugene Thompson

Wilson - Memorial Services for Elic "Gene" Eugene Thompson are scheduled for 2:00 P.M., Saturday, September 24, 2022 at the Alexander Gray Funeral Home Chapel in Wilson with Rev. Mike Johnston officiating and his brother, Rick Thompson assisting.  Visitation will be held at 1:00 P.M. the day of the service.  Services are under the care and direction of Alexander Gray Funeral Home in Wilson. 

Gene was born on July 9, 1956 in Brawley, CA to the late Mr. Elder L. Thompson, Jr. and Mrs. Mary Alice (Starnes) Thompson. He departed from this life to be with his Lord and Savior, and his parents on Monday, September 12, 2022 at his home North of Healdton, Oklahoma at the age of 66 years, 2 months and 3 days.

Gene's family moved from Brawley, located near the California and Mexico border, to the Los Angeles area in 1958. They lived in Hawthorn and Inglewood for a year then settled in El Segundo, California where Gene's dad got a job as a firefighter. All of his school years were in El Segundo with Gene graduating from El Segundo High School in June of 1974.  As a teen Gene was sometimes invited, by one of the El Segundo Policemen they knew to come shoot with him at the police range, the friend told Gene he was outshooting half of the department. Also as a teen, Gene worked with his dad doing janitorial work in the laundromats they owned. After High School Gene worked for a food catering company at the Los Angeles International Airport driving food trucks out to the planes. After relocating to Oklahoma when his dad retired Gene worked with his dad cutting, hauling and baling hay, harvesting pecans, breeding German Shepards, and providing armed or unarmed security at well drill sites. Gene was also a Volunteer Firefighter with the Fox-Graham Fire Department. Gene did the welding of the two barns and the front fence line at their home a mile South of Fox.

Preceding him in death are his parents; a cousin, Christopher Legg; aunt and uncle, Nina and Dan Dunn; grandfather and grandmother,  Elder L. Thompson, Sr. and Katie Belle Robbins-Thompson-Haney;

Gene is survived by his brother, Ricky E. Thompson and wife Sharon of Clearfield, Utah, nieces and nephews, Amber Dunn of Sanger, TX, Danni Legg of Norman, Alex and Haleigh Legg of Norman, Justin Thompson, Chad Thompson, Brandon Thompson, Mindi Reardon and Amy Thompson; Numerous great nieces, nephews and a host of friends.