Roy Crampton, a resident of Madison, died December 28, 2010 at St. Dominic Memorial Hospital in Jackson.
He was born in Meridian, MS on September 3, 1940. He was the son of the Roy Ellis Crampton, Jr. and Bessie Mae Martin Crampton. Roy was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Charles Raymond Crampton, his brother-in law, Orrin McRee Battle and his niece, Allyson Still Gunnell.
Roy had a 37 year career with BellSouth and had postings in Tupelo, Birmingham and Jackson. He retired in 2007.
He is survived by his former wife, Laney Crampton, his sister-in-law, Janet Gunnell and husband, William, of Summit, MS, his sister-in law, Susan Battle of Summit, MS, his brother-in-law, John Cadwallader of Baton Rouge, LA, his brother-in-law, the Reverend Douglas Cadwallader of Houston, TX, his aunt, Henrietta Jones of Meridian and numerous nieces and nephews.
A private memorial service will be held Monday, January 3, 2011 with burial to follow in the Semmes family cemetery in Meridian.
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O God our Father, Creator of all the living,
we entrust to Your gentle
care
all those we love who have gone before us;
and have gone to their
rest in the hope of rising again.
Eternal rest, grant unto Roy, O
Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon him.
May the souls of the
faithful departed
through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
Thursday, December 23, 2010
We were the class of 1958, members of the Greatest Generation!
We were the class of 1958, members of the Greatest Generation as well as children of the Greatest Generation. Born in 1940, we are also called members of the Traditional Generation.
Our childhood, post World War II, "was the best of times . . . it was the age of wisdom . . . it was the epoch of belief . . .it was the season of Light . . . it was the spring of hope . . . we had everything before us . . .we were all going direct to Heaven . . . ." (A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens.) At least, that's the way I felt about it. We were truly blessed.
Perhaps the major failure of the Greatest or Traditional Generation was the failure to instill in our children those values and traditions that our parents gave us. I read recently that generations run in cycles, and after about 70 years it all starts over. So as we celebrate our 70th year in 2010, let us pray especially for the babies in our families. May they return to the foundations upon which this country was founded and to lives centered on religious faith, family and absolute truths.
- Ouida Tomlinson -
Our childhood, post World War II, "was the best of times . . . it was the age of wisdom . . . it was the epoch of belief . . .it was the season of Light . . . it was the spring of hope . . . we had everything before us . . .we were all going direct to Heaven . . . ." (A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens.) At least, that's the way I felt about it. We were truly blessed.
Perhaps the major failure of the Greatest or Traditional Generation was the failure to instill in our children those values and traditions that our parents gave us. I read recently that generations run in cycles, and after about 70 years it all starts over. So as we celebrate our 70th year in 2010, let us pray especially for the babies in our families. May they return to the foundations upon which this country was founded and to lives centered on religious faith, family and absolute truths.
- Ouida Tomlinson -