Ada Crocker Thompson

Ada Crocker Thompson, loving wife, mother & aunt, passed away at her home on June 28, 2017 at the age of 88. Ada was born to parents Charlie B. & Nettie Turner Crocker who predeceased her. She was also predeceased by her husband of 56 years Charles A. “Andy” Thompson, who passed away February 4, 2016, sisters Odelle C. Holleman, Tera C. Wyatt and a brother Cecil L. Crocker. She is survived by a son Russell K. Barlow and a sister Nell C. Owen (Sonny). She is also survived by a special niece Linda Raye H. Evans, nieces Patricia C. Edmundson (John), Wanda C. Pearson, Susan O. Saunders (Whit) & Alice O. Adams and nephew Cecil L. Crocker, Jr. Except for a few years in Portsmouth and Carrollton, Ada lived all her life in Smithfield. She was a secretary/bookkeeper and worked for several area businesses. She retired from the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in 1991.She was a member of Smithfield Baptist Church & was a kind gentle lady who loved her family & friends. A Funeral service will be held on Sunday, July 2, 2017 at 2 o’clock in the chapel of Little’s Funeral Home, Smithfield with burial to follow in St. Luke’s Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday July 1, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The family would like to thank Angie Batten and Angie Rowland, faithful caregivers, who showed love and support for Ada. Memorial donations may be made to Smithfield Baptist Church, 100 Wainwright Dr. Smithfield, VA 23430, and the Alzheimer’s Assoc. www.alz.org or the Isle of Wight Volunteer Rescue Squad, P. O. Box 97, Smithfield, VA 23431. Condolences may be registered online at www.littlesfuneralhome.com