William Thompson, age 56, of Marion, Illinois, died Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born April 13, 1961 in Marion, Illinois, the son of the late Walter C. and Georgia D. (Ewing) Thompson. He married Virginia Misch. She survives. Also surviving are two children: Dawn Noble and Jasmin Thompson, both of Marion, Illinois; and one grandchild, DriAni Noble.