Barbara Ann Thompson

Barbara Ann Thompson

Barbara Ann Thompson, 63 year old resident of Little Falls, MN, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls, MN .Special music will be provided by Barbaras friend, Lynn Wenzel.A visitation will be held on Friday, July 18 from 4:00 ~ 8:00 P.M. and on Saturday from 12:00 ~ 1:00 P.M. at the Emblom Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls, MN.

Barbara Ann Jones was born October 6, 1950 in Polson, MT to the late Naomi and Neal Jones.She was united in marriage to Keith Thompson on July 15, 1989 in Las Vegas, NV.She spent her childhood in Dallas, TX appearing on her fathers TV variety show and years in Southern California.Barbara enjoyed cross-stitching, leather crafting, reading, going on cruises, going to casinos and especially, spending time with her grandchildren.She spent years working as a quality control inspector in the electronics industry and after moving to Little Falls, worked as a day care provider and as a marketing independent contractor from home.

Barbara is survived by her husband of 25 years, Keith Thompson of Little Falls, MN; sons, Don (Sandy) Bower of Portland, OR, George (Sandy) Roof of Cody, WY; daughters, Cheri Lange of Powell, WY, Gillian Thompson of Chicago, IL; brothers, Merle (Cynthia) Jones of Sacramento, CA, Gary (Berta) Jones of Clifton, TX;sisters, Becky (John) Andrews of Billings, MT, Debbie Jones of Medicine Lake, WA, Mallie (Richard) Zickefoose of Crandall, WY; ten grandchildren (one more on the way); three adopted grandchildren (Cory, Reese and Sarah); 16 nieces and nephews;her favorite mother-in-law, Tillie Thompson;special friend, Kathy Kiley; and her sheltie, Abby Gail.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Naomi and Neal Jones; father-in-law, Robert Thompson; brother, Jerome Jones; sister-in-law, Karla Erickson (Thompson) and her special uncle, Joe Good.