Elbert T. Hampton's Obituary
Elbert T. Hampton
Funeral services for Elbert T. Hampton, 87, of Longview will be held at 10 AM Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at Mobberly Baptist Church with the Reverend Scott Schulik officiating. Burial will follow at 4:30 PM in Coax Cemetery in Winnsboro, LA under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Longview. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 PM Tuesday evening, January 9, 2007 at the funeral home.
Mr. Hampton was born on September 23, 1919 in Winnsboro, LA to Thompson and Saline Hampton. He passed away on Monday, morning, January 8, 2007 in a Longview nursing facility.
He graduated from Winnsboro, LA before entering the service. He served his country proud during WWII with the ARMY Air Corp. He served as an airplane mechanic and was deployed to Manila, Philippines. He was a part of the 27th Bomb Group and the 48th Materiel Squadron. He was captured on Batan in Dec. 1941. He was in the Batan Death March, and was a Japanese P.O.W. for 3 ½ years. He was transferred to Japan and remained there until they were liberated. He also worked for Sun Oil Co. for 36 years. He was a 60 yr Mason, and achieved the 32nd degree, he was also a Shriner and a Member of Mobberly Baptist Church where he was very active in small group bible fellowship.
A loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and great great grandfather, Mr. Hampton was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Mary Hampton of Longview; children, Sybil Brumley of Oak Grove, LA., and Dan L. Hampton and wife, Linda of Mobile, AL; grandchildren, Elizabeth Bolden of Oak Grove, LA., Fred Brumley of Boston, MA., Anthony Brumley of Oak Grove, LA., Chrissy McNeil of Monroe, LA., Tim Hampton of Mobile, AL., 12 great grandchildren; 7 great great grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Memorials can be made in honor of Mr. Hampton to: Mobberly Baptist Church, ?Growing for Tomorrow? Building Fund, 625 East Loop 281, Longview, Texas 75601.
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