Johnson Funeral Home 2005 South Main Street Vallonia, Indiana 47281 812-358-3341 Daniel E. Thompson, 79, of Borden, IN, died at 7:26 p.m. January 23, 2017 at his home. He had been ill for 8 months. He was retired from Ford Motor Company in Louisville, KY. Mr. Thompson enjoyed pitching horseshoes, riding BSA motorcycles, stacking wood with his tom cat and dog Yogi beside him, and riding his ford tractor. He was born February 20, 1937 in Louisville, KY to the late Albert and Edith Troxell Thompson. On May 30, 1987 at the Vallonia Christian Church, he married Brenda J. Wheeler and she survives in Borden. Other survivors include his 4 daughters, Theresa Smith & Julie Cook both of Pekin, Kristi Nash of Salem, and Tracey Harris of Milltown; 18 grandchildren and 42 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by brothers, Gene & Jerry Thompson and sisters Helen Cook and Rita Blankenbaker and a son Steve Thompson. Funeral Services will be conducted Friday, January 27th at 1:00 p.m. at Johnson Funeral Home with Jerry Wheeler officiating. Friends may call Thursday, January 26th from 3-7 p.m. and Friday from noon until service time at the funeral home. Burial will take place at the Vallonia Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be given to American Heart Association. Online condolences may be expressed at www.Johnsonfh.net