Jermaine Thompson, Jr., 28, of Toronto, OH, passed away at his home on Wednesday Nov. 4, 2026.

Jermaine was born on January 8, 1998, in Steubenville, OH, son of Jermaine Thompson, Sr. of Steubenville, and Kimberly K. Kinemond of Toronto.

A 2017 graduate of Steubenville Big Red, Jermaine earned a carpentry certificate from Jefferson Co. Joint Vocational and a small engine repair certificate through JVS Adult Classes. He also completed one semester of welding at the former EGCC. He enjoyed fishing, hiking and camping.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Paul and Mary Jane (Emery) Kinemond, paternal grandfather, Booker T. White, and infant brother, baby Jermaine, twin of his sister Janeille and uncle Shaheen Williams.

Jermine is survived by his mother, Kimberly of home, with whom he resided; father, Jermine, Sr.; aunt, Paula Kinemond of home, with whom he also resided; two cousins, Brenda Clark and Gary Dyer, both of Toronto; paternal grandmother, Yema Williams of CO; five brothers, Richard George of Kent, OH, Maurice Butler of New Jersey, Shi’heem Thompson of OH, Jervon Thompson of OH, and Jermale Thompson of OH; three sisters, LaSara Spragg of CA, Janeille Burgan of Cleveland, OH, and Kharyzma Thompson of WV; aunt, Nakia Williams of CO, uncle, Kerry Thompson of FL, a host of other aunts and uncles in New York, and his best friends, brothers, Clyde Thompson and Nicholas Oshie.

A graveside service will be held at Sugar Grove Cemetery in Toronto is being planned and will be announced.

Arrangements for Jermaine are in the care of the J.E. Foster Funeral Home in Toronto.