Joyce Hagood Thompson

on July 4, 2022. She was born September 5th, 1931 in Kimberly, Alabama to Thomas Pinckney

Hagood and Mulree Hagood. She was double-promoted in elementary school and graduated

from Mortimer Jordan High School the same year as her older brother, Neal. Her academic

achievement of salutatorian was second only to big brother Neal, who was valedictorian. She

went to Jacksonville State (Jacksonville State Teachers College) and began a career as a

teacher. From there, she began work at the Jefferson County Court House, where she met a

young attorney and future husband, William A. Thompson, Jr. She was a sacrificial soul, raising

2 sons and 4 grandsons, and helped her husband to the rank of Lt Colonel and State Circuit

Court judge. She was widowed way too young, but kept busy with family, friends, yardwork,

voracious reading, Southside Baptist Church, bridge, and compulsive frugality. She spent her

final years meeting her two sons every Saturday for Cuban sandwiches at Kool Korners. She

passed away peacefully at Town Village, where she created numerous later in life friendships.

She is preceded in death by her husband, William Alexander Thompson Jr.

She is survived by her two sons William Alexander Thompson III (Laurie) and Robert Neal

Thompson (Ashley), and four grandsons- Alex, Griffin, Graham (Ashley), and Bennett.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, July 9th at 10:00 AM with a memorial service at 11:00 AM at

Ridout’s Valley Chapel, located at 1800 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, AL 35209. There will be a

graveside service immediately afterward for family members.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Joyce’s church, Southside Baptist, to the ministry of

your choice. https://southsidebirmingham.org/contribute.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.ridoutsvalleychapel.com for the Thompson family.