Ila Jean Thomson Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Ila Jean Thomson of Sheridan, Arkansas, who passed away at the age of 79, on November 2, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Albert Ray Strahan and Iris Mae Harris; her husband Ervin Thomson; her daughter Amber Elizabeth Rodgers; and her sisters, Ellen Wise and Dot Wilkerson.
She is survived by: her daughter Lisa Heird (William); her stepchildren, Bryan Thomson (Lori), Julie Benguerel (Joe) and Tricia Kelley (Colin); her great grandchildren, Jessica Heird, Hunter Heird, Olivia McCarty, Mikey Cunningham, Andy Cunningham, Brandon Thomson, Nicholas Lewis, Alexis Kelley, Ashlyn Kelley, Dunkin Heird, Bennett Thomson, Preston Lewis, Olive Cunningham and Avery Cunningham; and her siblings, Corida Vaughn and Billy Ray Strahan (Ivanell). She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, and friends.
Visitation was held on Thursday, November 6th 2025 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the Smith Family Funeral Home - Hot Springs (2205 Airport Rd, Hot Springs, AR 71913). A funeral service was held on Thursday, November 6th 2025 at 11:00 AM at the Smith Family Funeral Home Hot Springs Chapel (2205 Airport Rd, Hot Springs, AR 71913).
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to TrueHope Church in Sheridan, Arkansas, in honor of Jean's faithful spirit and love for her church family.
