March 8, 1941 - October 23, 2020
Jim Thompson, of Cove, passed away October 23, 2020, at his home with his family near his favorite elk-viewing spot. Jim was 79. A family graveside service was held at the Cove Cemetery on October 30, 2020.
James Elbert (Jim) Thompson was the youngest of three children born to John Elbert Thompson and Mary Dickerson Thompson on March 8, 1941, in Butler, Missouri, on the family dairy farm. Jim moved westward with his family to the Parma, Idaho, area in 1945 and eventually, in 1950, to the Thompson farm near the Big Bend of the Snake River area not far from Adrian, Oregon. Growing up on the farm, Jim learned the value of hard work from his parents.