Hampton Allen Etheridge, Jr

1920 - 2007  (87 years)

• Name	Hampton Allen Etheridge
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	19 Aug 1920	Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military	1942-1945	World War II
  	First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Corps, Pilot.
  Occupation	Crossett, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA
  	General Motors automobile dealer.
  Religion	Crossett, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA
  	Member of First Baptist Church, served as a deacon and Sunday School superintendent.
  Death	31 Dec 2007	Crossett, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA
  	Hampton Allen Etheridge, Jr., 86, of Crossett died Monday, December 31, 2007. Born on August 19, 1920, in Ashley County to the late Hampton A., Sr., and Minnie Moore Etheridge, he served in the U. S. Army Air Corps as a pilot during World War II. He was an active member of First Baptist Church of Crossett having served as a deacon and Sunday School superintendent. Mr. Etheridge was a long-time General Motors automobile dealer in Crossett until retiring in 1985. He enjoyed quail hunting and playing golf and bridge. Over the years, he was a Boy Scout leader, Chamber of Commerce president, school board president, state representative, hospital board member, and First State Bank board member. Mr. Etheridge was preceded in death by his wife, Marie Shaver Etheridge and a son, Capt. Allen Etheridge. Survivors include one daughter, Susan Dugger of Temple, TX; one son, Sam Etheridge of Sanford, FL; a son-in-law; a daughter-in-law; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; one brother, Dr. Raymond Etheridge of Granger, TX; three sisters, Mary Sawyer of Little Rock, Helen Toole of Warren and Joy Howell of Marshall, TX. Graveside services were held at 11:30 a.m., Friday, January 4, in Pinewood Memorial Park with Bro. Jimmie Lewis officiating under the direction of Jones Funeral Home of Crossett. Memorials may be made to Build your House on the Rock, P.O. Box 12764, Lake Charles, LA 70612, or First Baptist Church, 701 Main St., Crossett, AR 71635. [Source: Ashley County Ledger, Hamburg, Arkansas, January 9, 2008]
  Burial	Pinewood Memorial Park, Crossett, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA
  		Hampton Allen Etheridge Jr. First Lieutenant, U.S. Army World War II Pilot, U.S. Army Air Corps
  Person ID	I21059	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Hampton Allen Etheridge, Sr.,   b. 28 Nov 1890, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA d. 6 Apr 1973, Hamburg, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Minnie Mary Moore,   b. 25 Feb 1893   d. 28 Oct 1943, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	11 Mar 1917	Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA
  Family ID	F7790	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria Shaver,   b. 31 Jan 1925, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA d. 25 Feb 2002, Crossett, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. Capt. Hampton Allen Etheridge, III,   b. 29 Jun 1945, Crossett, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA d. 15 Jul 1969, Chuong Thien, South Vietnam (Age 24 years)   2. Sam Etheridge   3. Susan Etheridge
  Family ID	F7792	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Oct 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Aug 1920 - Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA Occupation - General Motors automobile dealer. - - Crossett, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA Religion - Member of First Baptist Church, served as a deacon and Sunday School superintendent. - - Crossett, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA Death - 31 Dec 2007 - Crossett, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Hampton Allen Etheridge, Jr., of Crossett, AR, passed away on December 31, 2007. He was born on August 19, 1920 in Ashley County to his late parents, Hampton A., Sr. and Minnie Moore Etheridge. Mr. Etheridge served in the U. S. Army Air Corps as a pilot during World War II. He was an active member of First Baptist Church of Crossett having served as a Deacon and Sunday School Superintendent. Mr. Etheridge was a long-time General Motors automobile dealer in Crossett until retiring in 1985. He enjoyed quail hunting and playing golf and bridge. Over the years, he was a Boy Scout Leader, Chamber of Commerce President, School Board President, State Representative, Hospital Board member, and First State Bank board member. Mr. Etheridge was preceded in death by his wife, Marie Shaver Etheridge and a son, Capt. Allen Etheridge. Survivors include: one daughter, Susan Dugger of Temple, TX; one son, Sam Etheridge of Sanford, FL; a son-in-law; a daughter-in-law; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; one brother, Dr. Raymond Etheridge of Granger, TX; three sisters, Mary Sawyer of Little Rock, AR, Helen Toole of Warren, AR and Joy Howell of Marshall, TX. Graveside funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m., Friday, January 4, 2008 at Pinewood Memorial Park with Bro. Jimmie Lewis officiating under the direction of Jones Funeral Home of Crossett, AR. Visitation will be held Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to; "Build your House on the Rock", P.O. Box 12764, Lake Charles, LA 70612, or First Baptist Church, 701 Main St., Crossett, AR 71635.