FREDRICK HAMPTON Obituary: Terrebonne Parish, La.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Source: Houma Courier, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La.

24 Oct 2005

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October 14. 2005 12:37PM

Fredrick Hampton					[Photo]

Fredrick "Fred" Hampton, 89, a native of Lafourche Parish and resident of 
Raceland, died Friday, Oct. 7, 2005.

Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to funeral time Saturday at Moses Baptist Church 
in Thibodaux. Religious service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, with 
burial in Young Men's Benevolent Cemetery.

He is survived by seven daughters, Eula Dicks of Gray, Lucille Hampton of 
Thibodaux, Elsie Poindexter, Louise Poindexter, Doris Verrett and Linda Young of 
Raceland and Bernadine Howard of Des Allemands; four sons, Herman Hampton of 
Gramercy, Bruce Hampton of New Iberia, Lloyd Hampton and Marvin Hampton of 
Thibodaux; one brother, Richard Hampton of New Orleans; 35 grandchildren; and 46 
great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Viola Ellis Hampton; his parents, Mitchell 
Hampton Sr. and Eliza Sewire Hampton; two sisters, Charlotte Walker and Cecille 
Cameron; and five brothers, Lee, Claude, Mitchell Jr., Elezian and Richard 
Hampton.

He served as the chairman of the Deacon Board at St. Paul Baptist Church.