Obituaries

GUEYDAN — It’s with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Lawrence Joseph Thompson, 92, announces his passing from this life on March 18, 2018 at the age of 92. Lawrence was born in Gueydan, LA to Frank “Dutch” Thompson and Ida Fruge Thompson on November 25, 1925. He served Our Nation honorably in the United States Navy. After his enlistment, Lawrence worked in the oil field and later on owned his own businesses, for over 50 years. A few of his businesses were Eastern Wireline and Perf-O-Log. Lawrence loved hunting, fishing, and most of all his farm in Klondike.