Miss Velma Lilla Thompson

May 9, 1922 - April 26, 2016

Miss Velma Lilla Thompson, 93, of Royston, GA passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Miss Thompson was born in Royston, GA on May 09, 1922. She was the daughter of the late Leonard Walter Thompson and the late Pearl Phillips Thompson. She was a seamstress having worked for Oxford Industries. Miss Thompson was a member of the New Hope Worship Center in Danielsville, GA where she was also a charter member. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, James Alfred Thompson and sister-in-law, Irelle James Thompson. Survivors include her niece, Wanda Thompson of Athens, GA; grandnephew and wife, Shannon and Laura Thompson of Athens, GA; great-niece and nephew, Soleil and Granger Thompson of Athens, GA; niece, Tammy Fleming and husband, Don of Lawrenceville, GA; grandnieces, Amy and Julia Fleming of Lawrenceville, GA; nephew, Danny Wayne Thompson and wife, Nancy of Flowery Branch, GA; grandnephews, Allen and Eric Thompson; and cousins, Virginia Dickerson and Billy Langford; and special caregivers, Sandra Washington, Magnolia Huff, and Ann Mattox. Funeral services for Miss Thompson will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at the New Hope Worship Center in Danielsville, GA with Rev. David Bryan and Evangelist Sandra Washington officiating. Interment will follow in the Zidon Baptist Church Cemetery in Royston, GA. The family will receive friends at Pruitt Funeral Home from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Friday evening. Miss Thompson will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. The family is at their respective homes. Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, GA is in charge of arrangements.