Obituary Bradley E. Thompson

"It was the Best of Times it was the worst of Times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair"- Charles Dickins

Bradley E. Thompson "Brad"

April 07, 1961 – October 31, 2026

Bradley was born to Leslie Eugene Thompson and June Carolyn Thompson (Jardot) on April 07, 1961, in Charlotte, MI at Hayes Green Beach Hospital. He passed away on October 31, 2026, at Corewell health Grand Rapids Butterworth Hospital. He grew up on divine road in Nashville, MI. He was the fourth child among his other siblings Carol, Gregory (Imogen), Nancy (Steven Strong) and Kellie. He went to Maple Valley schools was a member of 4H and made many friends in his hometown; Jeff Fassett, Roger "Chuck" Hosey, Darren Ayles, Forrest "Allen" Gardner, Micheal Sprague, Bob Thompson, Herb Andler, Rowland (rowdy) Musser and many more. He enjoyed meeting new people and sharing stories and laughs and creating a sense of shared community. He would help many people do repairs and remodeling on their homes. He met his wife Beth Armstrong at a young age and had three children Amber Hurd (Russell), Bradley and Kirstie Thompson they were married for about twenty years. Mr. Thompson had various interests and talents throughout his life. He started out working at a few factories and did auto body work at Fassett's Auto Body until he was offered a job at Nashville Construction which led him to work for C and D Hughes (in Potterville) for many years and d moved his family to Charlotte, MI in their own home before his youngest daughter Kirstie was born in 1991. Brad remodeled his home in charlotte and was an excellent carpenter and home designer. He even stripped the living room down to the studs to make it bigger and extend the entryway. Later he added an octagon window. He also refinished the hard wood floors and put down carpet. The bathroom was also gutted to give it a fresh updated look. He had a knack for doing excellent dry wall work. He helped his sister Nancy and his brother-in-law Steve remodel and build their house also. He also was good at landscaping and had a lot of work ahead to make his yard look amazing which eventually led him to starting his family lawn company in 1999 to which he had for ten years before passing on to his son in law Russell Hurd. He even had Beth his sister Nancy, daughter Amber and son Bradley work in it here and there. He took great pride in his work and providing for his family. He was always willing to help anyone out that needed it. He also had a knack for working with horses and helping to refinish horse carriages at Herb Andlers carriage business and taking a summer or two to work with his friend Jeff Fassett at his boating business in the Florida Keys. He also spent some time with Beth's brothers in Montana; Aaron, Brent and Doug. He also enjoyed working on cars and hanging out in his garage he built. Brad's life was full and rich, and he was usually the life of the party. He was very proud to be a grandparent. He moved back to Nashville, MI as his last place of residence. He always had a joke or story to tell and a kind word and smile for those in need of one. One of his favorite sayings; "A wish in one hand and crap in the other and see which one get filled first". His legacy will be missed amongst his friends and family. May his stories live on in all his family and loved ones.

Can be made to 4H and the Eaton Clothing and furniture center if desired.

No memorial is set at this time. May be announced at a later date.