Horace "Tab" Elbert Thompson

Horace "Tab" Thompson
Easley, SC

Mr. Horace "Tab" Elbert Thompson, 93, husband of Myrna Harris Thompson, went to be with his Lord and Savior Friday, January 12, 2024.

Born in Oconee County, a son of the late Henry Justice Thompson and the late Mae Moore Thompson, Mr. Thompson retired from Owens Corning Fiberglas with thirty-five years of service. He was a member of Easley First Baptist Church where he belonged to the Eller Sunday School Class and was active in the church prison ministry. He was a U.S. Army National Guard Veteran.

Tab was an avid outdoorsman enjoying fishing and shooting. He had a passion for building things and repairing anything that needed attention, especially firearms. Tab loved his family dearly and loved spending time with them. He will be deeply missed by all that loved and knew him.

Surviving, in addition to his wife of sixty-five years, are his son, Dr. Tab E. Thompson and his wife, Dr. Katherine C. Thompson, of  Columbia; his daughter, Deborah Hasty and her husband, Steven, of Travelers Rest; ; two sisters, Donna Styles and her husband, Charles, of Travelers Rest, and Margaret Dillard and her husband, Billy, of Anderson; four grandchildren, Henry Pate Hasty, JohnHenry Tab Thompson and his wife, Sophie, Jesse Leigh Hasty and Luke Tellis Thompson; and two great-grandchildren, Poppy Louise Thompson and Tab Ernest Thompson. In addition to his parents, Tab was predeceased by six brothers, Carlisle Thompson, James Thompson, Jack Thompson, Floyd "Git" Thompson, Harold "Buggs" Thompson and David Thompson; and three sisters, Viola "Bokie" Griffin, Ninetta Spearman and Fredda Acker.

Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at Easley First Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Anderson.

The family will receive friends from 12:30 PM until 1:45 PM Tuesday at the church, prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wren Hospice, 955 W. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer, SC 29690, Easley First Baptist Church, 300 East 1st. Avenue, Easley, SC 29640, or to the charity of one's choice.

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