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Thompson, Howard “Sonny” Arthur- age 86 of Brazil Lake, Yarmouth County passed away at the Yarmouth Regional Hospital on January 6, 2018. Born in Overton, Yarmouth County on March 15, 1931, he was the son of the late Howard Arthur Sr. and Laura Vaughn (Brown). Sonny took pride in his work and worked at Met Life Insurance for 28 years. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing, cooking at home and at the hunting camps, being on the flats digging worms, taking trips in the motor home, and camping with his family and friends. He loved sitting around a camp fire and playing guitar. He is survived by his wife Anna Hurlburt Thompson; daughters Heather (Henry) Wilton, Janice (Reginald) d’Entremont, Ruth (John) LeBlanc, Elizabeth (Gregory) Jacquard; step daughters Kelly Murphy and Holly Murphy-Davis; sons Brian (Lynn), John (Gina); step sons Scott Eric (Kim), Steve (Suzanne), Jeff (Kathern) ; brother Allan Ray; sister Ethel Watkins, Jane Deveau, blessed with many grandchildren and great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Sonny was predeceased by wife Joan Balkam, sister Edna, grandchildren Robert and Shawn and 3 great grandchildren in infancy. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Sweeny’s Funeral Home and Crematorium, Yarmouth. Visitation will take place on Tuesday January 9, 2018 from 7-9 p.m. and a funeral service will be held Wednesday January 10, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. all from Sweenys Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Kevin Myers officiating. Interment will take place in the Spring in Cheggogin Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Tri-County VON or Cheggogin Cemetery. On-line condolences may be sent to: Sweenysfh@eastlink.ca or you may sign the guestbook on-line at: www.sweenysfuneralhome.net

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