Mattie Ann Thompson

Obituary “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith” -II Timothy 4:7 On August 15, in the year of our Lord, 1945, the Lord blessed Adolphus Crockett, Sr. and Eola May Crockett with a baby girl. She was given the name Mattie Ann Crockett. Mattie Ann was the second child in her family of five children. She was preceded in death by her father, mother, and brother, Milbert Jerome (Pig) Crockett. Mattie Ann accepted Christ as her personal Savior at an early age, and united with the Saint John Missionary Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, under the pastorate of the late Reverend W. L. Scott. Mattie Ann attended Druid High School (Druid Dragons) in Tuscaloosa, Alabama where she graduated in the class of 1963, at the age of seventeen (17). After graduation, she attended Daniel Payne College, in Birmingham, Alabama for three years, after which she transferred to IBM Business School where she earned a certificate of completion. For her graduation gift, her Uncle Bernard Frank May, Sr. drove her to Kansas City, Missouri for a vacation, but his destination ended up being her hometown for many years. Mattie Ann met her husband, Charles Thompson, in Kansas City, Kansas. After a few years of courtship, they married, blessed with the love of God. Because of their trust and faith in one another and their friendship for each other, this marriage was bonded together for thirty-six (36) years until Charles passed away on January 20, 2002. Mattie leaves to cherish her memories her siblings whom she loved with all of her heart: one sister, Glenda (Detrick) Hodges of Boligee, AL; two brothers, Adolphus (Shelvy) Crockett, Jr. of Tuscaloosa, AL and David Wendell Crockett of Kansas City, KS who retired from the Greene County (AL) Public School System in 2010 and became her caregiver until her demise on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Other relatives include: two uncles, Everett Crockett of Oakland, CA and Wayford Crockett of Chicago, IL; two aunts, Serella C. Johnson of Chicago, IL and Alberta Newman of Tuscaloosa, AL; She is also survived by two nieces, LaShondria Crockett Hall and YaQuetta Crockett Hodges; a nephew, Demetrius Carrick Hodges; six great-nieces, Jurnee McCoy, Taibre Wise, LaCarria Hodges, LaMetria Hodges, Carlicia Hodges and Alicia Means; and many other relatives and friends. We mourn our loss, but we celebrate her life with love, fond memories and hope in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Our Love Always, Glenda, Adolphus, Jr., and Wendell

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Mattie Ann Thompson

August 15, 1945 - May 28, 2016