Edward L. Hampton
June 19, 1922 - May 24, 2011
Edward L Hampton, 88, of Columbia passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at Boone Hospital Center.
Visitation will be Friday, May 27, 2011 from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. at Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral Service will follow at 11:00 am at Memorial Funeral Home. Interment will be private with Military Honors.
Ed was born June 19,1922 in Wardsville, Missouri to Edward Sr and Lizzie Prince Hampton and they preceded him in Death. He married Doris Scheidt on December 2, 1950 in St Peters Church in Jefferson City Missouri.
Ed established the first Boy Scout Troop at Russell Boulevard Elementary where he was Scoutmaster. He was an Eagle Scout, helped to establish Camp Thunderbird and received the Silver Beaver award for his years of service to scouting. During WWII, he was a pilot of a B17 bomber in the Air Force. He achieved the rank of Captain, was wounded during a mission over Germany and received The Purple Heart Medal. He was a volunteer for 21 years at the Harry S Truman VA Hospital. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Downtown Optimist Club, VFW, American Legion, the Missouri Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Disabled American Veterans.
He is survived by his wife Doris of 60 years, one son Edward L Hampton III and wife Barbara of Covington WA, one daughter Mary E Flowers of Columbia Mo; three grandchildren, Kimberly Darby and husband Chris of Covington WA, Justin Hampton of Covington WA and Travis Flowers of Columbia Mo; one great-grandchild Cody Edward Darby of Covington WA. He was preceded in death by his two sisters Marjorie Tegarden and Dr. Nellie Hampton.
In lieu of flowers, memorials by be given to the PET MO-Columbia, the First Baptist Church or the Boy Scouts.
Tributes can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.