Vernice Jarmon Thompson

Life Witness

of

 Vernice Jarmon Thompson

Vernice, the only daughter of five children of the late Earnest and Sidney Conley Jarmon, departed this life on September 10, 2024.  Vernice accepted Christ as her personal Savoir very young in life and was a longtime member of Beulah Baptist Church.    Her career included employment at Reliable Salon and Gould’s Salon.

Vernice was born on September 3, 1932, in Aberdeen, MS.  Upon moving to Memphis, she initially lived with her cousins, Walter and Mary Beasley.  She met her future husband during their college days at Lemoyne College in Memphis, TN.  They married after Curtis completed his service in the U.S. Army, serving in the Korean War.  They were married for 57 years, until Curtis passed away.

Vernice was blessed by God to have the love and patience to be a caregiver.  Immediately after the death of her father, Vernice moved her mother in with her family.  Her mother did not have the mental or physical capacity to take care of herself.  Vernice moved her back to her home after a somewhat lengthy hospital stay and gradually nursed her back to a reasonably comfortable life.  Vernice watched over her mother day and night and felt blessed to watch her take her last breath at 3:00 am on Sunday 7, 1992, just six days short of her 89th birthday. 

It may be surprising to some that Vernice was also the caregiver to her loving daughter Fay.  They had grown to keep to themselves and just care for one another.  Even thou Vernice would routinely call her cousins “just to check on her people,” she would always say she and Fay were doing ok and did not need anything. 

She and Fay were civic and community minded.  They often purchased school supplies for students at Peabody School. They were active with Neighborhood Watch in their community.  They reported suspicious persons and activities in the area and had no problem writing a letter of concern to the Commercial Appeal, the Mayor, or Steve Cohen.     They also supported AARP, the NAACP, and the Red Cross. 

It was only after their deaths that we knew how meticulous they were.  They documented almost everything in writing.  The one thing they did not seem to think about was one ever being without the other. 

It was only God’s Infinite Wisdom that even in the end, one was not without the other.

Praise God From All Of Our Blessing Flow!!

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