Linda Hampton

Linda Hampton, 61, a resident of Dover, died Friday, January 15, 2010, at Saint Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith. She was born December 9, 1948, at Kansas City, Missouri to David Nelson and Gloria Gertrude Pruitt White. She was a former employee of Tyson Foods and attended the Lurton Assembly of God. She enjoyed drawing, painting, camping, hunting, and fishing, and was preceded in death by her parents; her step-father, Hartzel Bowden; and her grandmother, Gertrude Pruitt. Survivors include her husband of 44 years, Floyd Junior Hampton of Dover; three sons and daughters-in-law, Floyd David and Carla Hampton, Samuel Luke and Sheila Hampton, and Mark Lee and Carrie Hampton, all of Dover; a daughter and son-in-law, Linda Susan Hampton Dixon and Adam Dixon of Colorado Springs, Colorado; a brother, David White of Fort Smith; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren with one on the way. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at the First Assembly of God at Dover with the Rev. Jerry Patton and the Rev. Mike Norberg officiating. Burial will be in Coleman Cemetery near Pelsor under the direction of Shinn Funeral Service. Active pallbearers will be Jim Hampton, Devin Schluterman, Lester Hampton, Ricky Williams, Johnny Hampton, and Bennie Hampton. Honorary pallbearers will be Luke Scarborough, Josh Hampton, Jeremiah Denniston, Tim Preston, and Adam Dixon. Visitation is 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home.