Bridget Teresa Thompson

Decatur- Bridget Teresa Thompson, 73, went to be with our Lord Wednesday, April 24, 2024 in Plano, Texas.

Funeral is 10:30 am Saturday, May 4, 2024 at the First United Methodist Church in Boyd with burial at Boyd Cemetery. Family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service at the church.

Officiant will be Tiffany Danna. Pallbearers are Chad Cooper, Chip Cooper, Dusty Cooper, Omar Zamora, Dalton Cooper and Ronnie Thompson. Honorary pallbearer Brad Cooper.

Bridget was born February 27, 1951 in Manchester England to Michael and Mary (Philbin) Kenny. She was known as Tess to her family. She was funny, mischievous and caring. As a young girl she often helped her older sisters with child care and all her nephews and nieces loved her, she was a lot of fun to them all. At age 18 she started nursing at Withington Hospital, she earned her Associates Degree in nursing and retired from the Boyd I.S.D. as the school nurse. At about 22 she set off with some gal pals; Di, Mags, Rosie, and Johanna, (the fab 5 as they were known) to Dallas, Texas to work for a year. She had a great time and there she met the love of her life, Rick. She stayed in Texas where she and Rick raised their children, Matthew and Julia. She loved being surrounded by nature and family. She often made trips back to England and Ireland to visit her family whom she loved dearly. She was a doting grandmother to her granddaughter, Ava. Bridget was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Boyd for many years. She was a beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend to many who will miss her dearly.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Michael and Mary Kenny; sister Sheila Peak; and brother Tommy Kenny.

Those left to cherish her lovely memory are her husband of 48 years, Rickey Thompson of Boyd; her daughter Julia Thompson and husband Omar of Plano; her son, Matt Thompson and wife Ying of Boyd; granddaughter Ava Zamora of Plano; sisters; Irene Coulson, Kath Larkin, Pat O’Brien, and Liz Spear; brothers, Peter Kenny, and Eamon Kenny, extended family and a host of friends.