James Wall Thompson

James Wall (Jim) Thompson, a lifelong Miami resident, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2013 at the age of sixty-three. Mr. Thompson was born in Miami on May 10, 1949 to Joseph and Letah (Wall) Thompson. He was a graduate of Miami High School, received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Oklahoma, and a Juris Doctorate degree from Oklahoma City University in 1974. While at OCU, he met his wife of thirty-eight years, Martha Sue Barksdale, and they married on April 30, 1974 in Oklahoma City. After graduation, Jim returned to Miami to practice law with his father Joseph S. Thompson at Thompson and Thompson. Jim represented the First National Bank and Trust Company, as his father and grandfather had done before him. He served as the Miami City Attorney for many years and was currently serving as the City Attorney for Quapaw and Welch. He was a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association Jim was a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church. He was an active member of the Miami Masonic Lodge #140, the Adkar Shrine Temple, the Grand Lake Shrine Club, the Royal Order of Jesters Court 47 of Tulsa, where he served as its current Director and the Tulsa Scottish Rite. Jim was an active member of the Miami Rotary Club, the same club in which his grandfather was a founding member in 1925. Jim became a Rotarian in 1975, served as its president in 1992-1993, and was a Paul Harris Fellow. Mr. Thompson was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Letah Thompson, and his brother Joe Thompson. Surviving family are his wife Martha Sue Thompson of the home, his sister Sandi Leake and her husband James, his two nieces Trishia Masterson and Jaime LaCavera, and four great nieces and nephews. Visitation will be on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 from 6:00 PM until 7:00 PM at the Brown-Winters Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Miami. Funeral Services will be on Thursday, March 28, 2013 at the First United Methodist Church in Miami with Reverend David Wheeler officiating. Interment will follow at the Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery under the Direction of the Brown-Winters Funeral Home and Cremation Service. The family has asked that memorial contributions be made to First United Methodist Church Memorial Fund or to the Grand Lake Shrine Club’s Transportation Fund. Both can be made in care of the funeral home at 5 B Street NW, Miami, OK 74354. Family and friends may send the family notes of encouragement by viewing Jim’s Tribute Page at www.brown-winters.com.

James Wall Thompson

May 10, 1949 - March 25, 2013