Larry Gene Thompson, affectionately known as “Pops”, was born January 28, 1947, to Gene and the late Emogene Thompson of Munday. Pops peacefully went home to Jesus October 21, 2018, in Knox County Hospital surrounded by his family and friends. Larry is a lifetime resident of Munday with the exception of four years at Texas Tech where he met the love of his life, Cindy Zesch of Mason, on the steps of the Tech library.