Emma Catherine Branch Thompkins, 94, of Lumberton, NC, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2023. She was born in Robeson County to the late Claude Branch and Emma Storms.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thurman Thompkins, and two brothers, Robert Earl Branch and Charles Branch.

She is survived by her son, Jeff Thompkins (Terry) of Wilmington, NC; her daughter, Pamela Susan Renfrow of Lumberton, NC; her sister, Claudia Cook (Larry) of Lumberton, NC; her brother, Carey Branch of Lumberton, NC; 5 grandchildren: Jason Rogers, Lanee McKeithan, Lindsay McLean, Coley Thompkins, and Emma Register; and 4 great-grandchildren.

Service information will remain private at the request of the family.