Barbara Delores Thompkins

Barbara Delores Thompkins passed away peacefully on Saturday November 7th, 2026. She is survived by her children Betty (Maurice) Howard, Dolly Ross, Tony Ford, Tammy Allen, Terry (Carole) Williams, and Chris (Ruthie) Williams. She is further survived by many grandchildren, great grandchildren, great great grandchildren, sister Kay Brown-Smith and brother Gregory Knox, and other nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her parents Oliver Jones and Willie Mae (nee White) Brown, her sisters Gwendolyn “Poochie” Shaw and Margo Johnson and brother Jeffrey Brown.

Barbara was a proud nurse technician at Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital for over 30 years, always loving to claim that she “ran the place.” In order to become a nurse technician Barbara had to go back to school to obtain her high school diploma.

She was a dedicated member of Community Baptist Church and later in her life, Christ the King Baptist Church.

Visitation will be held on Saturday November 21, 2026, from 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM at Krause Funeral Home, 12401 West National Avenue, New Berlin, Wisconsin 53151, with her Funeral Service to follow at 2:00 PM.

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