Keith Wayne Thompson

Keith Wayne Thompson,76, of Columbus, Ohio passed away on December 24, 2022. He was born on September 26, 1946 in New Castle, Pennsylvania to the late Clarence D and Hazel “Peg” (Moore)Thompson. On March 23,1967, he married Sharon “Cheri” (Morrison) Thompson, . He is survived by his wife, Cheri, his two sons, Craig Steven Thompson (Cheryl) and Christopher Scott Thompson (Sheila), seven grandchildren, Emily Thomas, Derek Thompson, Raymond Thompson, Alex Thompson, Xyria Thompson, Brianna Thompson, Kyla Thompson and three great grandchildren, Zachery Thompson, Lillian Thomas and Aubrey Thompson. He is also survived by his sister Kathye Kellogg (David) Keith graduated from Mount Vernon Academy in 1964. During his three years at MVA he was a member of the Echoliers Choral group and played the trumpet in the MVA band. He also graduated from Central Ohio School of Massage, 1966 and received his License from the Ohio State Medical Board in January, 1967. He served as a medic in the US Army. He trained at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas beginning July 12, 1967 and then was assigned to the 209th General Dispensary in Hanau Germany. He later transferred in November, 1968 to Campbell Barracks, Home to Headquarters United States Army, Europe, located in Heidelberg, Germany where he served until July, 1969. He continued to serve as a medic in the 2291st Reserve Army Unit in Columbus, Ohio from July, 1969 thru July, 1979 when he retired from the Army. He was the president of the Central Ohio School of Massage from 1979 until the school closed in 2003. He was also a massage therapy instructor during that time. Keith had a beautiful bass voice that became the backbone of Unity, a dedicated Christian singing group with three recordings that traveled and performed regionally for more than 20 years. Unity consisted of Keith Thompson, Cheri Thompson, Pat Shuster, Shannon Cammick, Miriam Norman and Pam Annderson. Keith was also the sound engineer for a majority of this time but he also trained his son, Christopher to handle this for quite a few years. Even though Unity disbanded some time ago, Keith continued to sing whenever requested for as long as he was able to do so He was a lifelong member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. He grew up in the Worthington Seventh Day Adventist Church and was a member there at the time of his passing. There will be a memorial service in celebration of Keith’s life on January 22, 2023 at 2pm at the Worthington Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 385 East Dublin Granville Road, Worthington, Ohio 43085.

Keith Wayne Thompson

September 26, 1946 - December 24, 2022