Richard Neal 'Rickie' Thompson - Sep. 25, 1952 - Oct. 10, 1975.     Son of James Walter Thompson and Mary P. Keltner. Grandson of Ora & Sidney McClannahan Keltner, James Paul & Goldie Mustion Thompson. Rickie Thompson was one of three victims that drowned, of which none of the three could swim. They were trying to get a steer out of a pond. Over 1,000 friends and family called at the funeral home to pay tribute and attend the funeral services. Rickie was 23 years old when he died and a graduate of West Plains High School with the class of 1971. He was a livestock dealer, an auctioneer and avid horseman.