Charles David Thompson

December 15, 1946 - November 19, 2019

 

Charles David Thompson was born December 15, 1946, in Madison, Wisconsin to Dale and Betty Thompson.

He passed away at the age of 72.9 from Brain Tumor on November 18, 2019, in Overland Park, KS at the age of 72 surrounded by family and holding his daughter's hand.

Dave graduated from Hooker Public High School where he was a State FFA farmer and played on the football team. He graduated from Oklahoma Panhandle State University. While at school, he met and married Freida "Jo" Mitchell on April 1, 1967, in Englewood, KS.

Dave began his military career at Panhandle ROTC. He went on to helicopter flight school, Vietnam, and finally to Fort Riley, KS where he left the military to head back home to Hooker, OK. During that time their family grew by two, David's daughter Alisa Dale and their son David Johnpaul.

After leaving the military and moving to Hooker, OK the family started the Windy Heights Dairy and during that time Dave and Freida Jo were the recipients for the Outstanding Young Cooperator Award for the Southern Region from American Milk Producers Dave and Freida "Jo" sold the dairy in 1976 and relocated; but ended back in Hooker, OK in 1979 where they made their home until 1997.

Dave took on the manager's job for the Collingwood Grain Elevators of Midway, Mouse, Hough, and later Stateline. It was during this time that his Christian faith and bible knowledge grew. He helped in Awana's Bible Clubs, drove the church bus on Wednesday nights, taught the bible walk-thru, & served on the board of the Gospel of Grace Church.

In 1997 Dave and Freida Jo left Hooker for a series of moves that would have them living in Texas, Colorado, Kansas, and back to Oklahoma. Throughout all the moves, the family gained two grandchildren, Isabelle, and Abigail Thompson. Dave and Freida eventually settled in Hinton, OK as Dave became the manager of the co-op that would eventually become Plains Partners.

Dave got involved with the community via the Hinton Community Health Organization. While in Hinton, he was diagnosed with a glioblastoma brain tumor. In 2015, Freida Jo went to be with our Lord and Dave made the move to Overland Park to be near his daughter, Alisa Dale.

The next four years were filled with fighting the brain tumor and fulfilling bucket list items. Dave made trips to Alaska where he fed a moose & rode a train. He went to Seattle where he was able to show his family one of the Huey helicopters he flew in Vietnam. On his trip to Las Vegas, he shook Elvis's hand and visited the "pawn shop". His opinion of the Grand Canyon was that it was the biggest ditch he had ever seen.

He flew in a helicopter over Mount Rushmore & rode through wild buffalo in a jeep. David's last trip was to Palouse Washington to see a wheat harvest on the Palouse Range.

He watched the Green Bay Packers play twice, live and in person. Dave caught a couple of Royal's baseball games & became an avid dinner theater attendee.

To show his love of farming, David took his granddaughters to a "real" dairy to see what milking cows was all about.

Survivors include: his daughter, Alisa Mueller and husband Mark of Overland Park, KS. His Daughter-in-Law Emily Thompson-McClain and grandchildren Isabelle and Abigail Thompson of Mathews, NC.

His four siblings: Bonnie and Bill Powell of Hooker, OK; Lynn Thompson of Liberal, KS; and Linda and Louie Sandoval of Guymon, OK. His in-laws: Tom Mitchell and wife Pat of Woodward, OK; Carol Garcia and husband Richard of Yuma, CO.

John Brown and wife Sandy of Laverne, OK; Bob Brown and wife Brenda of Palouse, WA. As well as many nieces & nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews,

He was preceded in death by his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Kay and Jewell "Muer" Thompson and Mr. & Mrs. Peter and Nettie Nelson. His parents Dale and Betty Thompson. His wife Freida Jo Thompson. His son, Capt. David Johnpaul Thompson.

Services: Gospel of Grace Church, Saturday, 2:00 PM, November 23, 2019 at Hooker, OK Officiating: Chris McFarland Burial: Hooker Cemetery, Hooker, OK Services entrusted to Robert Brothers Funeral Home, Hooker OK Condolences may be sent to the family at: ?

Memorial: In Faith.org Rick & Connie Ediger PO Box 394 Poncha Springs, CO 81242

Jo Thompson's Camp Fund Sickles Community Church Youth Camp Fund 14021 C S 2550 Lookeba, OK 73053

Burial information: Hooker Cemetery, Hooker, OK

This information was last updated 10/26/2020