Katie Fay Hampton, 82, Clarksville, died Saturday, April 12, 2008, at Gateway Medical Center after a short illness. The funeral will be held at 11am Tuesday at Neal-Tarpley Chapel with Father Frank Ruff officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4pm till 7pm Monday and from 10am till the hour of service Tuesday at the funeral home. Neal-Tarpley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born on Oct. 23, 1925 in Clarksville, daughter of Andrew Jackson McMurtry and Ruth Sheppard McMurtry Anderson.She married Roland Edward Hampton on June 20,1941,having celebrated 66 years of marriage.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters Irene Anderson and Linda Harp and granddaughter Kitty Quirantes. She was a member of St. Mary and St. James Church, Guthrie, Ky, and Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
Mrs. Hampton had a long work history ending with her retirement at Josten's as a department team leader. She is survived by her husband Roland Hampton of Clarksville, three sons David Hampton of Clarksville, Ronnie (Suzie)Hampton of Seffner, FL, and Andy (Scott Larson) Hampton of Decatur,GA, five daughters Marsha (Ralph) Hardy of Clarksville, Rita Hampton of Clarksville, Ruthann (Rob) Long of Clarksville, Mary Kay(Steve) Munson of Greeneville,TN. and Kala Hampton of Clarksville, one aunt Omega Ellis of Clarksville, twenty grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren and seven great-great grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Pallbearers will be Tim Hardy, Steve Hardy, Timothy Hardy, Rob Long, Jason Hampton and Darrell Winters Arrangements entrusted to Neal-Tarpley Funeral Home 1510 Madsion Street Clarksville, TN. 37040 931-645-6488.Online condolences can be made at www.neal-tarpley.com.