<p>TRAFALGAR</p>
<p>Edwin Leroy Thompson, 80, passed away Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, at Community Heart and Vascular Hospital in Indianapolis. He was a resident of Trafalgar.</p>
<p>He was born on Dec. 21, 1935, in Indianapolis, to George and Dorothy Mae (Sylvester) Thompson. Ed married Myra Lou Wilson on Dec. 22, 1956. She lovingly survives.</p>
<p>He is also survived by their six children, Alan Thompson (fiancé, Rita), Gary Thompson (friend, Jane), Sherri (Thompson) DuFriend, Dale Thompson (Dorrina); Cathy (Thompson) Simpson (Eddie) and Nan (Thompson) Richards (John); 17 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one brother, Paul Thompson (Lynn).</p>
<p>He was preceded in passing by his parents; two brothers, Rawlin and George Earl Thompson; and one sister, Geraldine Thompson.</p>
<p>Ed attended Washington High School in Indianapolis.</p>
<p>He was employed by Rumpke, retiring after many years of dedicated service. He most recently was employed by Howard’s Machine Shop as a machinist.</p>
<p>Ed was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Franklin. He was an avid coin collector.</p>
<p>A celebration of Ed’s life will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Flinn and Maguire Funeral Home, 2898 North Morton Street (U.S. 31 North) in Franklin. Friends may call from 4 p.m. to service time Friday at the funeral home. A graveside service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at Rest Haven Cemetery in Edinburgh.</p>
<p>Online condolences may be received at flinnmaguire.net</p>
