John Melvin Hampton Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved John Melvin Hampton (Chattanooga, Tennessee), who passed away at the age of 91, on March 5, 2023. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of John Melvin Hampton to show support.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Eddie Hampton and Polly Mae Graham Hampton; his wife Mae Edna Hampton (Taylor); his sons, John Lee Ford, Bobby Joe Ford and Ernest Ray; his siblings, Grant Hampton, William L. Hampton, Earl Hampton, Walter B. Hampton, Eddie Lee Hampton (Ned), Dora Bell Parker and Frankie Lee Hampton Barron; and his son-in-law William Ware (Billy).
He is survived by: his daughter Dorothy Lantham (BJ) of Huntsville, AL; his caregivers, Jean Hudson (Gregory) and Patricia Roberts (James); his sons, Robert "Buster" Ray and Derrick Hampton; his sisters, Lillie Sledge of Huntsville, AL and Earlean Gurley; his siblings-in-law, Helen Taylor and Robert Taylor of San Antonio, TX; and his nephew Gregory Hampton. He is also survived by 30 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; 5 great-great grandchildren; a host of nieces and nephews.
