Charles Hampton

Charles Hampton (August 1, 2012)

Bro. Charles Samuel Dean Hampton, 78, of Mt. Vernon, passed away Monday, July 23, at the Rockcastle Regional Hospital. 

Born Jan. 3, 1934, in Rockcastle County, Charles was a son of the late Frank and Mary Thomas Hampton. He was a retired minister and electrician and was a member of Flat Rock Baptist Church.

He was also preceded in death by his wife, Vistil Hampton; a son, David Hampton, a daughter, Juanita Hampton Cunningham; a brother, Mose Hampton; and two sisters, Patsy Allen and Imogene Hampton.

Survivors include a son, Joe (Charlotte) Hampton of Stanford; daughters, Priscilla (Gerald) Heddon and Joyce (Bobby) Heddon, both of Andrews, N.C.; a brother, Burdice Ray Hampton of Erlanger; a sister, Wanda Banks of Dayton, Ohio; a special nephew, Tony Ray Hampton of Pensacola, Fla.; eight grandchildren, Brandie and Josh Hampton, Heather Brown, Jonathan, B.J., Anthony and Nacole Heddon and Danielle Stallcup; and 13 great grandchildren. 

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. today (July 26) at the Dowell & Martin Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon with Bros. Jerry Ballinger and Billy Joe Cameron officiating. Burial will follow in the Maple Grove Cemetery.