Hampton, Elbert T.

Funeral services for Elbert T. Hampton, 87, of Longview, 
will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 10, 2007, at 
Mobberly Baptist Church, with the Reverend Scott Schulik 
officiating. Burial will follow at 4:30 p.m. in Coax 
Cemetery of Winnsboro, La., under the direction of Rader 
Funeral Home of Longview. Mr. Hampton was born September 
23, 1919, in Winnsboro, La., to Thompson and Saline Hampton. 
He passed away on Monday morning, January 8, 2007, at a 
Longview nursing facility. He graduated from Winnsboro, La., 
before entering the service. He served his country proud 
during World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corp. Mr. Hampton 
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. Mr. Hampton was captured in December 
of 1941, on Bataan. He was in the Bataan Death March, and 
was a Japanese P.O.W. for three and a half years. He was 
transferred to Japan and remained there until they were 
liberated. Mr. Hampton also worked for Sun Oil Co. for 36 
years. He was a 60 year 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, Ala.; grandchildren, 
Elizabeth Bolden of Oak Grove, La., Fred Brumley of Boston, 
Mass., Anthony Brumley of Oak Grove, La., Chrissy McNeil of 
Monroe, La., and Tim Hampton of Mobile, Ala.; 12 
great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and 
numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Memorial contributions 
can be made in honor of Mr. Hampton to Mobberly Baptist Church, 
"Growing for Tomorrow" Building Fund, 625 E. Loop 281, Longview, 
TX 75601. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday 
evening, January 9, 2007, at the funeral home. A memorial 
guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 1/9/2007.