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Subject: [CARPENTER] Obituary for Zacharie T. "Z.T." Hampton
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 10:31:20 EDT


The following obituary is for my great-uncle Z.T. Hampton. He is a
descendant of E. B. Hampton (Z. T., Thomas "Tommie", E.B.) and David Harlen
Carpenter (Z.T., Cynthia, David Harlen). The obituary was taken from the
Hendersonville (NC) Times-News.
Sharon Boling

Zacharie T. Hampton, 90
Retired Navy Cmdr. Zacharie Thomas Hampton, 90, of Hendersonville and
Chesapeake, Va., died Friday, May 31, 2002, in Park Ridge Hospital.
He was a native of Clay County, Ala., and the husband of Sylvia Hampton, who
died in 1992. He retired from the Navy after 30 years of service. He was a
World War II veteran and saw action at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. He was
also a retired civil servant.
Survivors include two children, Andrew Charles Hampton of Chesapeake, Va.,
and Cynthia Hampton Miller of Hendersonville; a sister, Lela Mae Griffin of
Talladega, Ala.; and five grandchildren, Leanna, Benjamin and Jacob Miller
and Jessica and Joshua Hampton.
A funeral will be held at 5 p.m. today at Shepherd’s Church Street chapel.
The Rev. Dewey Barnwell will officiate. Burial will be held at Arlington
National Cemetery.
Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors is in charge of the arrangements.





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