MARJORIE ANN HAMPTON

MARJORIE ANN HAMPTON, of Rock Springs, Wyo., passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011, at Sage View Care Center, Rock Springs, following an extended illness. Born Dec. 29, 1919, in Fort Wayne, she was a daughter of Clement and Edith (Miller) Didier. She graduated from St. Augustine Academy in 1937. She later traveled to Fort Worth and Houston, Texas, where she enjoyed her early years working in offices especially during World War II when she was employed as a Sign Out Clerk for the Pullman Company, providing crews for troop trains departing for military bases. She married James W. "Tussie" Hampton on April 18, 1953, at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Casper, Wyo.; they had three sons. At the time of her death, she was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Community, Rock Springs. She enjoyed reading, knitting, puzzles and especially spending time with her grandchildren and great- grandchildren. Survivors include her sons, Daniel (Frances) of Oneonta, N.Y. and David (Petra) of Rock Springs; grandchildren Colin, Joseph, Hilary, and Hannah; her dear stepfamily: son, Jerry (Janene) of Casa Grande, Ariz., and grandchildren, Eric (Darla) of Phoenix, Ariz. and Brian (Ceri) of Chattanooga, Tenn.; three great-grandchildren, Isabel, Elijah and Nathaniel, all of Chattanooga, Tenn.; three brothers, Marshall, Donald and David Didier, all of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Edythe Sands of Silver Lake, Ind. and Helen Herber of St. Louis, Mo.; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband; son, Thomas; grandson, Gregory; granddaughter, Amy; three brothers, James, John and Thomas Didier; and two sisters, Phyllis Nolan and Margaret Chandler. Memorial Mass is 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne, with Monsignor Robert C. Schulte officiating. Interment is 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011, at Resurrection Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Hospice of Sweetwater County, Rock Springs, Wyo. or Loaves & Fishes Soup Kitchen, Rock Springs, Wyo. Friends may leave condolences for family by visiting www.foxfh.com