Rev. Joseph Raymond Hampton, 93, of Louisville, passed away peacefully at his home on October 2, 2014.He was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and was raised in the Camp Taylor area of Louisville, KY.
He served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and was awarded a field commission as a 2nd Lieutenant and the Bronze Star. Shortly after the war, he was called to the ministry and served the Lord at Round Top Baptist Church in Elizabethtown, KY; Manly Memorial Baptist Church in the Portland area of Louisville, KY; Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Campbellsville, KY; and Meadowhill Baptist Church in the Okolona area of Louisville, KY.
He is survived by his wife, Lois "Birdie" Hampton; sons, Joseph Hampton (Donna), Kenneth Hampton (Cheryl), James Hampton, and David Hampton (Patty); nephew, Kenneth Stocking (Cheryl); eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Monday, October 6, 2014 with interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Published in THE COURIER JOURNAL, Oct. 4, 2014
He served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and was awarded a field commission as a 2nd Lieutenant and the Bronze Star. Shortly after the war, he was called to the ministry and served the Lord at Round Top Baptist Church in Elizabethtown, KY; Manly Memorial Baptist Church in the Portland area of Louisville, KY; Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Campbellsville, KY; and Meadowhill Baptist Church in the Okolona area of Louisville, KY.
He is survived by his wife, Lois "Birdie" Hampton; sons, Joseph Hampton (Donna), Kenneth Hampton (Cheryl), James Hampton, and David Hampton (Patty); nephew, Kenneth Stocking (Cheryl); eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Monday, October 6, 2014 with interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Published in THE COURIER JOURNAL, Oct. 4, 2014
Rev. Joseph Raymond Hampton, 93, of Louisville, passed away peacefully at his home on October 2, 2014.He was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and was raised in the Camp Taylor area of Louisville, KY.
He served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and was awarded a field commission as a 2nd Lieutenant and the Bronze Star. Shortly after the war, he was called to the ministry and served the Lord at Round Top Baptist Church in Elizabethtown, KY; Manly Memorial Baptist Church in the Portland area of Louisville, KY; Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Campbellsville, KY; and Meadowhill Baptist Church in the Okolona area of Louisville, KY.
He is survived by his wife, Lois "Birdie" Hampton; sons, Joseph Hampton (Donna), Kenneth Hampton (Cheryl), James Hampton, and David Hampton (Patty); nephew, Kenneth Stocking (Cheryl); eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Monday, October 6, 2014 with interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Published in THE COURIER JOURNAL, Oct. 4, 2014
He served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and was awarded a field commission as a 2nd Lieutenant and the Bronze Star. Shortly after the war, he was called to the ministry and served the Lord at Round Top Baptist Church in Elizabethtown, KY; Manly Memorial Baptist Church in the Portland area of Louisville, KY; Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Campbellsville, KY; and Meadowhill Baptist Church in the Okolona area of Louisville, KY.
He is survived by his wife, Lois "Birdie" Hampton; sons, Joseph Hampton (Donna), Kenneth Hampton (Cheryl), James Hampton, and David Hampton (Patty); nephew, Kenneth Stocking (Cheryl); eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Monday, October 6, 2014 with interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Published in THE COURIER JOURNAL, Oct. 4, 2014
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