Charles William Thompson

Charles William Thompson of Westpoint, TN was born November 27, 1942 in Wayne County, TN the son of the late Charlie Wayne and Marjorie Camilla Keeton Thompson. He was united in marriage to the former Jo Ann Caperton on September 1, 1978. Mr. Thompson was a truck driver, a member of the Bethlehem Baptist Church, Westpoint, Tennessee and served in the United States Army. He departed this life on Monday, October 4, 2021 at his home at the age of 78 years, 10 months and 7 days.

He is survived by his wife, Jo Ann Caperton Thompson of Westpoint, TN; a son, Jimmy Linville, wife, Katy, Killen, AL; daughters, Colleen Smoke, husband, Greg, Westpoint, TN and Darlene Yentzen, husband, Mark, Lumberton, TX; grandchildren, Brandon Butler, wife, Deanna, Jamel Horton, Paul Smoke, wife, Madison, Calli Roberts, fiance', Zach Hardy and Jackson, Zoe and Tori Linville; great-grandchildren, Will, Alex, Sophie, Bryson, Dominic, Holland and Abrie; a brother, Jasper Thompson, wife, Brenda, Lawrenceburg, IN; sisters, Paulette Thompson, Marathon, FL, Joyce Seale, husband, Dan, Springfield, MO, Glenda Sugg, husband, John, Cuyahoga, OH and Susan Shimp, husband, Todd, Akron, OH and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Thompson was preceded in death by infant twin sisters, Barbara and Dorothy Thompson.

Services will be Friday, October 8, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Bethlehem Baptist Church, Westpoint, Tennessee, with Jerry L. Robbins officiating. Burial with military rites will follow in the church cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Directors assisting the family.

Visitation will be Thursday, October 7, 2021 from 6 pm to 8 pm at Shackelford Funeral Home, Collinwood, TN and on Friday, October 8, 2021 from 11:30 am to service time at Bethlehem Baptist Church. Pallbearers will be Jackson Linville, Brandon Butler, Johnny Sugg, Todd Shimp, Paul Smoke and Adam Todd.