A resident of Baton Rouge and a native of Clinton, LA. Bennie passed on Thursday, July 22, 2010 at Carpenter House. A graduate of John F. Kennedy High School, Bennie loved to play music and enjoyed traveling as he explored his love of art. Memorial Services at Pleasant Valley Church of God In Christ, 6:00PM Wednesday, July 28, 2010 conducted by Rev. Dewitt Brock. Cherishing his memory are his wife, Bobbie Varnado Thompkins; daughter, Angel Thompkins; sons, Bennie Thompkins, Jr. and Jonathan Thompkins; Sisters Rossoll James and Tamara Thompkins, North Brunswick, New Jersey; brother, Garnett Thompkins, North Brunswick, NJ; a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert and Celestine Thompkins. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Bennie Thompkins, please visit our floral store.