Edgar Leo Hampton, Jr. Obituary (1941 - 2013)

Edgar Leo Hampton Jr., 71, of Pontiac, passed away at 7:16 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Duffy-Baier-Snedecor Funeral Home, Pontiac, with Roger Springer officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, with full military rites accorded. Friends may call for one hour prior to the service Monday at the funeral home. Mr. Hampton was born Oct. 13, 1941, in St. Louis, Mo., the son of Edgar Leo and Lydia Mae (Duncan) Hampton Sr. He married Jane Springer April 19, 1991, in St. Louis, Mo. She survives in Pontiac. He is also survived by one son, Alex Hampton, Pontiac; one daughter, Krishaunda Hampton, Pontiac; four brothers, Larry Hampton, Terry Hampton, Kevin Hampton and Marcus Hampton, all of Wichita, Kan.; and one sister, Sandra Clemmons, Wichita, Kan. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Cindy Hampton. Mr. Hampton was in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Edgar was a custodian for Pontiac School District #429. He was a past member of the American Legion, Pontiac. Memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.