Selma, North Carolina
Janice Joan Thompson
1934 — 2022
Janice Joan Thompson, age 87, entered Heaven on Monday, July 25, 2022, at The Landings of Smithfield Assisted Living Facility. Born in Johnston County on August 26, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Melton Green Thompson and Robenia Daughtry Thompson. A lifelong learner, Dr. Thompson held degrees in English from East Carolina University and earned her doctorate in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Early in her career, she taught at Pine Level High School, Princeton High School, Greene County Central High School. Moving to college-level instruction, she taught at Appalachian State University, UNC-Chapel Hill, then finished her long career at Sampson Community...