Roy Harold Thompson, 86, of Plains, died Thursday, August 17, 2017 at his home. A native of Fitzgerald, he was born March 18, 1931 to the late Edward Thompson and Grace Laney Thompson. He was a member of Plains Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, August 20, 2017 at Greg Hancock Funeral Chapel in Americus with Rev. Buck Kinney and David McLemore officiating. The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Lebanon Cemetery in Plains. Survivors include his wife of sixty-five years, Edith Thompson of Plains; five daughters: Janice and Bill Matthews of Houston, TX, Donna and Dale Albritton of Plains, Rhonda and Larry Stubbs of Americus, Ann and Milze Lamb of Plains, and Cindy and Dennis Hall of Americus; eleven grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Oncology Department at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center, 126 US Hwy 280 W, Americus, GA 31719. Greg Hancock Funeral Chapel is in charge of these arrangements.