Sophie Viola Thompson Herrera Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Sophie Viola Thompson Herrera of Greenville, South Carolina, who passed away on April 17, 2023, at the age of 73, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Sophie Viola Thompson Herrera to pay them a last tribute.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Russell Thompson and Savannah Mansell Thompson; her children, April Williams (James) of Anderson, SC, Melinda Gillispie (Albert Dale) of Fountain Inn, SC, Derrick Fitzgerald Thompson of Greenville, SC and Kenneth Thompson of Greenville, SC; her close friend Frederick W. "Freddy" Smith, Sr.; and her siblings, Minister Kay Thompson of Greenville, SC, Willimina Mansell of Hartford, CO, Carl Thompson of Greenville, SC, Ansel Thompson of Greenville, SC, Billy Butler (Linda) of Greenville, SC and Earl Russell Thompson of Hartford, CO. She was also cherished by nine grandchildren; twenty-seven great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.