- Date Of Death: January 6, 2021
- State: Rhode Island
Woonsocket — Edna L. (Vance) Thompson, 70 passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 6, 2021 in Landmark Medical Center. She was the former wife of John Thompson Jr. of Boston, MA.
Edna was born to the late superintendent John C. Vance and the late Mother Elizabeth (Hale) Vance of West Memphis Arkansas.
Edna was a member of All Nations Church of God in Christ where she held several positions. Her first love was always God and family.
Edna was the sister of the late Earline Spearman, Earnestine Vance, John C. Vance Jr. Bessie May Vance, Willis H. Vance, Ethel Lee Vance, and Shirley Rose Vance.
Edna leaves to mourn her two daughter’s, Bernadette Touray of Woonsocket & Elizabeth Ann Thompson of Columbus, Ohio and her son John Thompson III of Providence, RI. She leaves ten grandchildren; Deszmond, Keemari, Khadijah, Dekhi, Mamediarra, Breon, Fatima, Jamilla, Mahammadu, and Sophia.