John Briscoe Thompson, beloved husband, father, and brother, 93, of Hollywood, Maryland, passed into God's care Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at St. Mary's Nursing Center in Leonardtown, Maryland.

John B. has been a lifelong resident of Hollywood. The son of Briscoe and Daisy Jones Thompson, John B. is one of eleven children. His four brothers, Roscoe, Jones, Latelle, and Lamen are deceased. Four of his sisters, Isabell Neilson, Mavis Sweeney, Daisy Pegg, and Ruth Joy are also deceased.

He is survived by two sisters, Naomi Fowler of Wheelersburg, Ohio, and Juanita Modlin of California, Maryland.

In 1948, John B. married Erma Elizabeth Joy, also of Hollywood. They would have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in March. John B. and Erma became the proud parents of three children; John David Thompson, deceased (2009), Brenda Thompson Bond (Paul Henkelman), and Virginia Thompson Lacey (Donald). He has two grandchildren, Victoria Lee Cantrell (Doug) and Broderick Scott Bond (Lisa Vowles), and three great grandchildren, Casey and Gillian Bacon, and Beckett William Bond.

John B. attended Great Mills High School. He worked at the Naval Ordinance Station in Indian Head, Maryland until he entered the Army in 1943. He was in the Corps of Engineers in the European theater of operations during World War II. He fought in many battles throughout
Europe including the D-Day battles at Normandy Beach, France and the Battle of the Bulge.

After his honorable discharge he worked at the Patuxent River Naval Station until he retired after a 32 year career.

Family will receive friends on Sunday, February 24, 2013 from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A service will be conducted by Rev. Sheldon Reese at 4:00 p.m. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 79, Hollywood, MD 20636.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.