Mr. Robert Edward "Ed" Thigpen

Robert Edward Thigpen, 88, passed away Friday, November 14, 2014 at his home in Florence, MS. Visitation will be Sunday from 2pm to 4pm at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. A funeral service will be 11am Monday at Briar Hill Baptist Church with a one hour visitation prior to service. Burial will follow at Briar Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Ed was a long time resident of Florence. He was an active member of Briar Hill Baptist Church, where he was a deacon and served in many capacities. He was a US Army Veteran and served in WWII. He retired in 1983 from Western Electric after 36 years of working as a PBX installer. He was preceded in death by his daughter Debbie Driscoll; parents Louis and Gertrude Thigpen; brother Louis Thigpen, Jr.; and daughter-in-law Peggy Ford. He is survived by his wife of 62 years Doris Ball Thigpen; daughter Judy (Richard) Stevens; sons Bobby (Sue) Thigpen and Ken (Chris) Thigpen; son-in-law John Driscoll; grandchildren Kelley Seitz, David (Jennifer) Seitz, Meagan (Michael) Berry and Lauren (Jay) Eklund, Lyndsey (Stephen) Dill, 6 great grandchildren. The family would like to say a special thank you to Debra Suthoff, Deborah Devine, Shell Carroll, Sue Thigpen, American Medical Response and the Florence Volunteer Fire Department for their care.