Kenneth Lee Thompson, 71, formerly of Malden, died Thursday, May 24, 2007, at his residence in Piggott.

He was born March 11, 1936, the son of the late John A. Thompson and the late Bertha Howard Thompson. He was of the Pentecostal faith.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and his wife, Mary Evolyn (Sandusky) Thompson, who died in 1999; one son, Thomas Thompson; and four brothers, John Henry, David, George Alford, and Jessie Alford Thompson.

He is survived by three sons, Kenneth Lee Thompson of Idalia, Mo., Willis Adam Thompson of Dexter, Bobby Dale Thompson of Freeman Spur, Ill.; one daughter, Mary Jane Smith of Poplar Bluff; five brothers, Leonard Thompson of Albany, Oreg., Gerald Thompson of Holcomb, Lloyd Thompson of Jefferson City, Mo., Marvin Thompson of Malden, Ronnie Thompson of Malden; four sisters, Veda Ethington of Caseyville, Ill., Freda Henson of Parsons, Tenn., Virginia Lipsey of Qulin, Maxine Headd of Marion, Ill.; twelve grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 29, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home Chapel in Malden with Rev. Paul White officiating.

Burial is in Rosewood Cemetery in Malden.