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Reverend Stanley "Fred" Thompson

Image of Reverend Stanley Thompson
Birth Date: September 13, 1927
Death Date: February 10, 2017
Veteran Of: U. S. Army

Marriages

Dorothy "Dot" Gillmore - March 28, 1948

Burial Details

Mortuary Name: Crippin Funeral Home, Montrose, Colorado

Obituaries

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6 A Obituary - February 14, 2017

Reverend Stanley "Fred"
Thompson went to be with his
Lord and Savior on February
10, 2017, with his wife, Dot,
at his side. He was a generous,
giving, kind and loving
husband and father and
shepherd to his congregations.
The many whose lives he
blessed will miss him.
Fred was born in Utopia, KS on September 13, 1927. He lived
his early years in Kansas and moved with his family to
Colorado’s Western Slope when he was in the fifth grade. Fred
attended Grand Junction High School and graduated from
Palisade High School in 1945.
Following graduation, Fred enlisted in the US Army, was
trained as a Parachutist and served with the occupation forces in
Japan. He was honorably discharged at the rank of Sergeant at
the end of his enlistment.
On Easter Sunday, March 28, 1948, Fred married Dot
(Dorothy Gillmore) at the First Baptist Church of Grand
Junction. They would have celebrated their 69th year of
marriage this coming March.
Following a short stint with the US Bureau of Reclamation,
Fred re-enlisted with the US Army and served as Recruiting
Sergeant for two years, at which time he was again honorably
discharged. He continued his military service with the Army
National Guard.
In 1963, he received his ordination in the American Baptist
Church and served the Molina Baptist Church as a part-time
pastor while continuing his work as a self-employed home
builder.
Fred retired from his military service in 1968 as a Major and
returned to his work with the American Baptist Churches
serving as an Administrator of the denominationally owned
Park Avenue Baptist Nursing Home in Denver, CO until 1974.
At this time, Fred returned to the ministry, a job he so loved and
for which he had great passion. He served the Hillcrest Baptist
Church in Arvada, CO for the next ten years until his relocation
to Montrose in 1984. He served as the Pastor of First Baptist
Church in Montrose from 1984 until his retirement in 1991. He
also enjoyed many years as Camp Pastor and Camp Director of
the Grand Mesa Baptist Assembly Church camp at Barron Lake.
Fred loved watching the Denver Broncos football team,
Colorado Rockies baseball team, reading, gardening, and most
of all, being surrounded by family at holidays and family
gatherings. He and Dot also loved trailering around the United
States following his retirement.
Fred is survived by his lovely bride, Dot, of 68 years; six
children, Scott (Patty) Thompson of Fruita, CO; Kurt (Shonie)
Thompson of Molina, CO; Krista Thompson of Montrose, CO;
Kevin (Cindy) Thompson of Montrose, CO; Kent (Tina)
Thompson of Erbendorf, Germany, and Kelly Thompson of
Montrose, CO; 19 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; his
sister, Melba (Jack) Cutter of Longmont, CO, and numerous
nieces and nephews. Fred was preceded in death by five brothers
and one sister.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 18th,
at Rosemont Baptist Church, 1598 Niagara Road, Montrose.
Memorial contributions can be made to Rosemont Baptist
Church or HopeWest Hospice and Palliative Care.
Crippin Funeral Home & Crematory of Montrose is assisting
the family.

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