Margaret Virginia

Thompson

Margaret Virginia Anderson Thompson, 82, of Chesterfield, Virginia entered eternal life on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. She was a retired employee of MCV Hospital where she was employed as a Social Worker. She was the daughter of the late Donald Anderson and Virginia Selena Anderson. Margaret was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Arthur Lee Thompson III.

Margaret grew up in the community of Jackson Ward where she began her longtime membership at Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church. After giving her heart to Christ, along with the rest of the Harris family, Margaret served in several ministries in church. Her family eventually moved to Peter Paul boulevard in Church Hill. There she attended and graduated from Armstrong High School. She received her undergraduate degree in Social Work from Virginia Union University. Margaret pursued a graduate degree at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She returned home to Richmond after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

After returning home to Richmond, she worked at MCV as a social worker along with her longtime friend and future sister-in-law Mary Thompson Walker. She married her brother Arthur Lee Thompson III on December 26,1970. Their only son Arthur Lee Thompson IV was born on February 15, 1973. She retired from being a social worker after giving birth due to her multiple sclerosis diagnosis.

Margaret loved her entire family. On her father's side she would visit her Aunt B frequently. Her mother Virginia Anderson (Harris) had nine siblings; brothers (3) and sisters (6). She enjoyed church functions, birthdays, and many more outings with the many cousins she had. Margaret approximately had 36 first cousins and a plethora of other ancestral cousins. She has been described by family and friends as a person with a loving spirit of elegance and peacefulness.

She leaves to cherish her memory her loving and devoted family, son, Arthur Lee Thompson IV.; sister -in-law, Mary T. Walker; granddaughter, Selena A. Thompson; daughter-in-law, Bridget G. Thompson; an aunt, Robinette Barbara Thomas; nieces Mone Walker; Sydnetta Collins; a devoted in-law Deborah Jackson, and several devoted and loving cousins. Her remains rest at Scott's Funeral Home, 115 E. Brookland Park Blvd, Richmond, VA 23222. A celebration of life will be held at Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church, 14 W. Duval Street, Richmond, VA 23220 Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at 12 p.m. Interment Maury Cemetery.