Thompson, Yearie Perry

Yearie Evelina Perry Thompson, 73, of 5446 Stafford Drive, Dublin, Va., died on Wednesday, January 28, 2009, at her home. She was born in Wise, Va., on May 12, 1935, and was the daughter of the late William Riley Perry and Dora Belle Collins Perry. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Claude Edward Thompson; two infant children, a boy and a girl; two brothers, Lonnie Perry and Roy Perry; and five sisters, Cora Mae Woods, Clara Bailey, Tempa Cox, Hattie Potter, and Edna Riley.

Surviving are daughter, Sharon Thompson; son and daughterin-law, James R. (J.R.) and Kellie Thompson; foster son and his family, Tom and Tammy Meredith, “Little” Tom, Lonnie and Jenny; grandsons, Shane Carr and Roger Price; greatgrandson, Terry Lee Carr; and sister, Victoria Beverly.

Funeral services will be held 8 p.m. on Friday, January 30, 2009, from Stevens Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Linda Wall officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday evening at Stevens Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 until the service at 8 p.m. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 31, 2009, from the Dublin Cemetery, Dublin, Va. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Inc., Pulaski, Va.