Bruce A. Thompson, 68, of Ellsworth, Ohio, died Aug. 18, 2006,
at his home on Diehl Lake.
He was born April 24, 1938, in Alliance, Ohio, to George Otho
and Gwendolyn Emily (Copeland) Thompson. Bruce spent his adult life
in the West (Wyoming, Montana, Colorado and Texas), and retired in
Ohio.
He earned his master’s degree in geology from Kent State
University and Miami of Ohio and was an exploration geologist in
the oil and gas industry.
He was awarded the Exploration Geologist of the year in 1994.
Mr. Thompson was the founder of Skull Creek Oil.
He was a Masonic member and was a Ham Radio operator for 52
years. Bruce was a civil war historian who researched ancestors
that fought in the war.
Survivors include his wife, Geraldine Ann (Manley) Thompson,
whom he married June 15, 1963; daughter Heather Ann Beck of
Manchester, England; son Bruce Allan Thompson II and his wife,
Carrie, of Sedalia; son Jay Munley of Denver; son Winston Edward
Thompson of Ellsworth; granddaughter Hanna Thompson of Sedalia;
brother George Thompson and his wife, Cathy, of Lake Wales, Fla.;
and sister Penny Hamlin of El Paso, Texas.
His parents and a sister, Beverly Ellen Thompson, preceded him
in death.
A funeral service was Aug. 23, 2006, at Chiles & Sons Laman
Funeral Homes in Bluffton, Ohio. Interment was at Thompson
Cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be made to a charity of
choice.
Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home, Alliance, Ohio, handled
arrangements.