Mrs. Sudie Christine Adams Thompson, 94, affectionately called Christine by family and friends, passed away suddenly at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC on Thursday, November 23, 2017. She was born to the late Jessie B. AdamsSr., Susie Redfern Adams in Lumberton, NC on July 15, 1923. She was the last survivor and youngest of 13 children. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by six brothers and six sisters. Christine graduated from Redstone Academy in Lumberton on May 27, 1941. She married the late Lenwood Thompson on November 23, 1945. Shortly thereafter, the couple moved to Winston-Salem and their 54 year union was blessed with the birth of four children. The family joined Friendship Missionary Baptist Church and became actively involved in several ministries of the church. Mrs. Thompson's love of the piano was instrumental in her founding the church's Junior Choir. She also served with the Deaconess, Senior Choir, Sunday School and Missionary ministries of the church. She loved her church and was a dedicated Bible study student until declining health prevailed. She enjoyed word search puzzles, cooking and above all she loved her family. Those family members who now mourn her passing include her children, Lenwood Thompson Jr. of Pfafftown, Brenda Thompson of the city, Curtis M. ( Delores) Thompson Sr of Windsor, CT and Beverly J. Thompson of Greensboro; six grandchildren, Franklin Eaton, Darren M. (Rita) Tate, Monica (Conway, Sr.) Campbell, Renee Sherman, Curtis M. Thompson, Jr. and Lenwood Thompson III; 10 great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; sister-in-law, Ms. Alice Wine of Lumberton; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives. A Home-Going Service will be held at 11:30 am, Saturday, December 2, 2017, at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Piedmont Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends thirty minutes prior to the service at the church.

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