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Why Plan Ahead?

Peace of Mind

Many who have undergone the emotional strain of arranging a funeral within hours of losing a loved one have made the
choice to pre-plan their own funeral. Doing so lifts the burden from their loved ones by relieving decision-making
pressure at a time of grief and emotional stress.
Personal Choice

Funeral arrangements are a deeply personal choice. Pre-planning provides you with the time needed to make practical,
detailed decisions that reflect your standards, lifestyle, taste and budget. And we assure you and your family that the
choices you make will be carried out as planned.
Lower Costs

When you finalize your plan, we can advise you of the total cost. You do not have to set aside funds for your plan, but
doing so protects you against escalating funeral costs. By locking in today's funeral costs and ensuring that the
necessary funds are set aside, you help relieve yourself of unnecessary future worry and your survivors of an
unexpected expense.
E-mails from Friends and Family
Lorayne Doom Thompson, 82,
went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April
26, 2011.  She was born April 14, 1929, to
Otto & Edna Johnson Doom in New
Albany, MS.  She married Marvin Russell
Thompson who passed away in 1994 after
42 years of marriage.  They served in
Christian education and church planting in
Texas, Saskatchewan and Alberta,
Canada.  She moved to Dahlonega in
2007 and resided at Gold City Personal
Care Home.
Mrs. Thompson was preceded in death by
her parents, brother Bill Doom and sister,
Rhetta Tubbs.  She is survived by sisters,
JoAnna (Webb) Phillips, Fairbanks, AK,
and Jean Hulsey, OK; sons, Steve (Carol)
Thompson, Patate, Ecuador, South
America, and Dan (Lisa) Thompson,
Dahlonega; grandchildren, Karen
(Brandon) Hixson, John (Becky)
Thompson, Joshua Thompson, and
Elizabeth Thompson; great-grandchildren
Caleb and Caylin Hixson and Hannah
Thompson.
A memorial service will be held at 2 PM
Thursday, April 28, at Dahlonega Baptist
Church, Dahlonega, GA with visitation
following.

A visitation luncheon will be held Saturday,
April 30 at 1400 Cook Road, Silsbee,
TX, from 12 - 2 PM, with a graveside
service at Rest Haven Cemetery in Silsbee
at 2 PM.  

Donations may be made to the Dahlonega
Baptist Church Ecuador Fund, 234
Hawkins St., Dahlonega, GA 30533 or to
Global Outreach, Intl., PO Box 1, Tupelo,
MS 38802.

Banister Funeral Home of Dahlonega is in
charge of the arrangements.