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Ms. Helen Thompson

August 24, 1938 — August 4, 2025

Greenville, SC

Mrs. Helen Howard Thompson, 86, of Greenville, wife of Felton Thompson, transitioned on Monday, August 4, 2025 at Rainey Hospice in Anderson, South Carolina. Born in Belton, she was a daughter of the late Luther and Ellen B. Howard.

Surviving, in addition to her husband: one son, Gregory (Sharon) Howard of Willingboro, NJ; one sister, Dorothy Burton of Greenville, SC; two brothers, Waylie Howard and James Howard both of Greenville, SC; two grandchildren, Danielle (Raymond) Hall and Devon Howard: two great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral Services: Thursday, August 14, 2025, 11:00am, at Watkins Garrett & Woods Mortuary, with interment in MJ Dolly Cooper Veterans Cemetery, Anderson SC. 

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Thursday, August 14, 2025

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Watkins, Garrett & Woods Mortuary

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M.J. "Dolly" Cooper Veterans Cemetery

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