May 9, 1945-April 1, 2022

Georgia was born May 9, 1945, in Littlefield Texas. Georgia was raised in Texas and did ballet and was part of a singing group. She went to Texas A&M then went to Texas Tech and then transferred to Brigham Young University after choosing to become a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

While at BYU she met and married LeRoy Thompson and they married in the SLC temple in 1967. Her first career was as an English teacher. As her family grew, she lived in Texas, California, various parts of Washington and Utah.  She served a mission with LeRoy in Nauvoo, Illinois, where she cared for the gardens and grounds and then spent the last seven years of her life getting to know and serving the people of Virgin, Utah. She died April 1, 2022, in St George.

Georgia’s father was George Lester Parker of Lubbock Texas, and her mother was Geneva Ruth McGhee Short of Midland, Texas. She had two brothers, Jimmie Edwin Parker and Andy Parker. Georgia has three children LeRoy Lester Thompson, Lacey Ruth Beard, and Brent Lee Thompson and 7 grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her father, her mother, and her brother. She is survived by her husband B. LeRoy Thompson of Virgin Utah, brother Andy Parker of Lubbock Texas, son LeRoy of Summerville, South Carolina, daughter Lacey of Pahrump Nevada, and son Brent of Bountiful.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 9, at 11 a.m. in  the Springdale Utah Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.