Janet A Thompson, 67, of South Whitley, Ind., passed away at 1:20 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23, 2016 at her home surrounded by family.

Born Jan. 3, 1949 in Warsaw, she was the daughter of William Harrison and Wilma Marie (Fear) Warren.

She graduated from Warsaw High School with the Class of 1967. On April 26, 1969, she married Rick Thompson at the Warsaw United Methodist Church.  Janet had worked with the Whitko School System and Hipp Drug Company for over 15 years. She also had her Realtors License and helped her husband with Thompson Reality and she operated a sun tanning business at her home, Accent Tanning from 1991-1998.

Survivors include her husband, Rick Thompson; daughters, Dawn (David) Wilkinson, Laurie (Brian) Cox and Mistie (David) Potts, all of South Whitley; brother, William “Bill” (Molly) Warren, of Leesburg; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Visitation is 1-3 and 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28 at DeMoney-Grimes, a Life Story Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City. Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with Chaplin Karen Kosberg officiating. Burial will follow at South Whitley Cemetery.  Memorials may be given in her memory to Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana