Faye D. Thompson

Faye D. Thompson March 21, 1933 - February 25, 2018 Faye D. Thompson, age 84, of St. Augustine passed away on February 25, 2018 at the Bailey Family Center for Caring with her family by her side. Faye was born in Baldwin County, Alabama and grew up in Loxley, Alabama. She met her husband-to-be, Jake Thompson, in 1958 in Daytona Beach, Florida and the couple married on March 25, 1960 in Atlanta, Georgia. They began their married life in Atlanta, where she worked for Southern Bell and Jake worked for Western Electric. In the late 1960's, she moved with her husband, a Georgia State Park Ranger, to Rutledge, Georgia where she was a full-time mom to a growing family of three boys. She later became a Georgia Park Ranger herself and worked as an interpretative ranger, giving tours and educational talks to groups visiting the parks. Faye was artistically gifted, enjoying arts, crafts, decorating, and making handmade cards. She used her skills keeping the bulletin boards in the parks updated and decorated as well as sending handmade cards to family and friends throughout her life. She enjoyed camping and water skiing with her family. She has been a seasonal resident of St. Augustine since 1983 and moved here permanently in 1997 after she and Jake retired from the park service. Faye was a woman of deep faith with a spunky spirit. She never met a stranger and was always willing to lend a helping hand. She was a devoted wife and homemaker and a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She will be deeply missed. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Jake Thompson of St. Augustine; sons, Todd Thompson (Carol) of St. Augustine, Stan Thompson (Laura) of Smyrna, Georgia, Chris Thompson (Laura) of Kennesaw, Georgia; grandchildren, Chelsey Patrou (Mason) of St. Augustine, Caleb Thompson of St. Augustine, Jake Thompson of Smyrna, Georgia; great grandson, Lane Patrou. Services will be held at 2 pm on Monday, March 5, at Anastasia Baptist Church with Dr. Walter West officiating. A visitation at the church, beginning at 1 pm, will precede the service. A committal service and interment will follow at 10 am on Tuesday at Jacksonville National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in Faye's memory can be made to: Anastasia Baptist Church, 1650 A1A South, St. Augustine, FL. 32080. St. Johns Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.