Joseph Maynard Thompson, 76, of Orland Park, Ill., formerly of Dyersburg, died Monday, March 9, 2009 at Franklin Hospital in Benton, Ill.

He was a retired businessman and a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Hirschie Schafner officiating.

Survivors include his wife, Norma Thompson of Orland Park, Ill.; two daughters, Janice Dharamsy and Pattie Thompson, both of Orland Park, Ill.; three sons, Jerry Thompson, Larry Thompson and James Thompson, all of Orland Park, Ill.; and five grandchildren, Lindsey Thompson, Jonathan Dharamsy, Lauren Dharamsy, Joseph Dharamsy and Danielle Sanders.

He was preceded in death by a son, Ronald Maynard Thompson.