ELMIRA - Douglas E. Thompson, 73, of 427 Balsam Street
passed away on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at Arnot Ogden Hospital. He was born
July 12, 1946 in Wellsville, NY, the son of the late Harold G. and Norma
(Wightman) Thompson. In 2002 in North Carolina he married Susan Burr who
survives.
Doug was a former member of the Grant Duke Hose Co. No. 1,
of the Wellsville Volunteer Fire Department. He enjoyed his dogs, country music
and Stephen King. He helped bring
country music to the Southern Tier as a DJ for WLSV radio, AM 790 in Wellsville. He was studying to
become a lay minister with the United Methodist Church.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Daniel
(Amy) Thompson of Conway, AR; a daughter, Nicole Ackerman of Little Rock, AR;
two grandchildren, Matthew Thompson and Kira Ackerman, a brother, Robert
(Priscilla) Thompson of Wellsville, as well as one niece, one nephew and
several step-children.
Friends are invited to a graveside service on Saturday,
August 31, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. in Woodlawn Cemetery, 276 S. Main Street in
Wellsville. Please consider memorial donations to the Grant Duke Hose Company
No. 1. To leave on line condolences, please visit www.embserfuneralhome.com.
