Richard Neil Thompson, age 66, of Fairland, OK, formerly of Springfield, MO passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016 at Family Care Nursing Home. He was born October 11, 1949, in St. Charles, MO, to Richard and Myrtle (Lloyd) Thompson. He was a graduate of Warrenton High School. Richard loved to read and enjoyed listening to Nat King Cole and gospel music.
He was preceded in death by his mother,Myrtle E. Thompsn. He is survived by his father, Richard C. Thompson, Joplin, MO; two brothers, Robert Thompson and wife Laura, Springfield, MO and Stephen Thompson, Joplin, MO; three sisters, Deborah Burton and husband Terry, Tulsa, OK, Susan Daugherty and husband Mike, Republic, MO, and Teresa Crowe and husband , Tulsa, OK; and a host of family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at Greenlawn Funeral Home North, Springfield, MO with Rev. Floyd McDonald officiating. Burial will be held in Sulphur Lick Cemetery, Troy, MO. Visitation will be held from 6-8 pm on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Greenlawn Funeral Home North. Memorial contributions may be made to the Fairland Nursing Center. Services have been entrusted to Greenlawn Funeral Home North, Springfield, MO.