Eric Thompson, 53, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Saturday, October 19, 2024, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held 11 AM, Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Fitzgerald, Georgia, with Pastor Luther Kirby officiating. Interment will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery, in Fitzgerald. Ms. Elouise and Dana will receive friends and family one hour prior to the services at the funeral home.
Mr. Thompson was born August 10, 1971, in Covington, Georgia to Elouise Jones Thompson and the late Charles Thompson. He was a 1989 graduate of Fitzgerald High School and received a Bachelors’ Degree in Microbiology from Valdosta State University. He also attended ABAC and graduated from Capital Culinary Institute and Keiser College in Tallahassee, Florida. Mr. Thompson was a Chef for Ruby Tuesdays, the Cloister on Sea Island and CQ’s on Hilton Head Island.
He is survived by his mother, Elouise Jones Thompson; his girlfriend, Dana Holder Stanfield and his fur babies: Little Buddy Thompson, Willow Thompson and Princess Tinsley Holder. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a sister, Charlene Thompson.
Paulk Funeral Home, Fitzgerald, is in charge of arrangements.