James Timothy Hampton, Sr (Usn Ret.)

Memorial services for Mr. James Timothy Hampton, Sr. (USN Ret.), will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, August 27, 2021, at the Wise Funeral Home Chapel 219 W. Sam Rayburn Dr., Bonham, Texas 75418.

Family and friends will share memories and then Military Funeral Honors will take place outdoors at the Wise Funeral Home Chapel.  Mr. Hampton passed away on August 23, 2021, at the Dallas VA Medical Center.

Mr. Hampton was born on May 19, 1941, in Stringtown, Oklahoma, the son of William Robert Hampton and Joella Mae Stafford Hampton.  He graduated from Byng High School and married Diane Elaine Hoppe on March 19, 1963, in Boston, Mass.  He served in the United States Navy, retiring as a Command Master Chief, and enjoyed gardening and traveling in his RV.  He was preceded in death by his daughter, Diane E. Hampton, and sister Annie A. Bailey.

Left behind to cherish his memories are his wife, Diane E. Hampton; daughter, Belinda A. Carr and her husband Russ; son, James T. Hampton, Jr. and his wife Saifon; sister, Bobbie M. Ford; grandchildren, C.Brandon Leser, Cara L. Bromlow, Heather M. Leser, Noah B. Carr, James T. Hampton III, Malissa, and Tanat; great grandchildren, Kenzi L. Kroeger, Jayce A. Hernandez, and Kyson J. Hernandez.

You may sign the online guest register at www.wisefuneralhome.com