Thomasine Aurelia Thompson

Thomasine Aurelia Thompson was born to Thomas Jefferson and Eva Travers Thornton on September 2,1923 in Barhamsville, Virginia. She was the only child born into this union. Thomasine, along with her half brother, Winfield Randolph Waters, developed a yearning for adventure and travel as they roamed the fields and woods around the peanut and soybean farms of Weir Creek. She also developed a love for school, and it was there that she met the late Hugo Harrison Thompson. Thomasine was educated in the New Kent County public school system and graduated from New Kent Training School at the age of 15, as valedictorian of her high school class. She professed her love for Christ at an early age and joined Mount Olive Baptist Church, where her father was a deacon and her mother served as the organist. She married Hugo in April of 1942 and together they had three children: Yvonne Aurelia, Hugo Harrison, Jr., and Phillip Maurice. As a young woman, Thomasine held various jobs, including working as a housekeeper and as a packer, packing rations for World War II troops. She later became an Avon sales representative, and for more than 30 years took great pride in this work, traveling from one end of the county to the other, where her customers would wait for her to arrive with her award winning, beautiful smile and products. Thomasine was an excellent wife, mother, caregiver, seamstress, cook, homemaker, neighbor, friend and traveling companion. She traveled all over the world by car, ship, bus and plane. One of her greatest joys was to speak of the many vacations she took with her children across the United States, and the European trip and Hawaiian cruise with members of her women’s club. She was a lifelong, active member of Mount Olive, where she sang in the senior choir and served as a deaconess. Throughout, she shared her many gifts of spirituality, strength, caring and love for life. On Sunday, February 5, 2012, at Inova Alexandria Hospital, Alexandria, VA, her earthly journey ended. Thomasine lived a life of faithful servanthood and will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Thomasine is survived by her children, Dr. Yvonne T. Maddox (Charles), Hugo H. Thompson, Jr. (Gail) and Phillip M. Thompson (Zoe); four grandsons, Reginald Thompson, Jonathan Maddox, Rodney Thompson (Tonia) and Brian Thompson; one step-grandson, Jermaine Miles (Luketia); five great-grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Bernice Thompson; two nieces, Brenda Farris and Theresa Fisher; two nephews, Gordon Thompson and Kenneth Thompson (Beulah); many cousins, one devoted, Lucille Seabrook; other relatives, church family and friends.

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Thomasine Aurelia Thompson

September 2, 1923 - February 5, 2012