BENTON — Emma Lou Thompson of Benton died at 10:47 a.m. Friday in Draffenville.

She was a retired pharmacy assistant for J & R Pharmacy in Benton where she had worked for more than 36 years. She was a member of Walnut Street Baptist Church.

She is survived by two daughters, Phyllis Bryant and Charletta Travis, both of Benton; one sister, Mary Lee Bogard of Murray; four grandchildren, Kim Teckenbrock Mullican, Clint Smith, Travis Peck and Emily Peck; and four great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by three brothers and four sisters. Her parents were James Grant Thompson and Georgia Ann Wilson Thompson.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Filbeck-Cann & King Funeral Home with the Rev. Kyle Reeder officiating. Burial will be in Brewers Cemetery. Friends may call after noon Sunday at the funeral home.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Lourdes Hospice, 2855 Jackson Street, Paducah, KY 42003.