{"id":17731,"date":"2024-07-17T08:48:33","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T12:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=17731"},"modified":"2024-07-17T08:48:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T12:48:35","slug":"edward-thompson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/17\/edward-thompson\/","title":{"rendered":"Edward Thompson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Edward &#8220;Ed&#8221; Dale Thompson, 81, of Berne and formerly of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at his residence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unnamed-7.png?resize=200%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unnamed-7.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unnamed-7.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ed was born in Bluffton on Jan. 27, 1943, to Donald R. and Wanneta Mae (Gallimore) Thompson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ed attended Bluffton High School and later owned and operated The Hideaway Bar in Bluffton for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He enjoyed horses, fishing, playing the guitar, country music, playing on the Bobcat, and spending time with friends and family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Survivors include two sons, Edward E. Thompson of Fort Wayne, and Robert (Cherrene) Thompson of Bluffton; a brother William E. Thompson of Bluffton; along with six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to his parents, Edward was preceded in death by a son, Johnny Wayne Thompson; a daughter, Vicki Lynn Thompson; three brothers, Joy Thompson, Jerry Thompson, and Kenny Thompson; and three sisters, Betty Thompson, Donna Thompson, and Jean Perry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In accordance with Edward\u2019s wishes, there will be no public services. Burial will take place at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goodwin \u2013 Cale and Harnish Memorial Chapel in Bluffton has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Memorial contributions in memory of Edward may be made to Riley Children\u2019s Foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edward &#8220;Ed&#8221; Dale Thompson, 81, of Berne and formerly of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-17731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-obituaries","tag-obit"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17731\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}