Thelma Thompson Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Thelma Thompson of Americus, Georgia, who passed away at the age of 92, on February 9, 2026. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Thelma Thompson to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Henry Grimsley and Rosa Lee Grimsley; her former husband John Plemons Vanzant; her husband Leon Thompson; her siblings, Curtis Grimsley, Kristine Kirkland and Myrtice Mason; and her stepchildren, Shirley Miller and Inez Streetman.

She is survived by: her daughter Bernice Joane Hancock (Steve); her granddaughters, Angela Garret, Stephanie Elliot and Brandy Land; her great grandchildren, Paige Lamb, Courtney Lamb, James Garret, Maddie Garret, Mason Land and Jaxson Land; and her siblings, Sara Lunsford, Bernice Powell, Jewell Grimsley and Cecil Grimsley. She is also survived by many step grandchildren and great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews.