Faye Marie Hampton, 85
Funeral services for Faye Marie Hampton, 85, of Wasola, will be held at 2 p.m. today, Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at the Clinkingbeard Chapel in Ava with burial following at Souder Cemetery in Wasola. A visitation service will be held from 1 p.m. until service time. Bob Hampton and Dave Olbricht will officiate the services.
Faye died April 17, with her family by her side. She was born July 2, 1936, in Brixey to Dewey and Audra (Kastning) Cook.
On May 2, 1958, Faye and E. J. Hampton were married at the Church of Christ building in Gainesville. They were blessed with four daughters; Edwina, Ronda, Sheila and Shanda.
Faye began her teaching career in 1956 where she taught in one-room schoolhouses at Souder and Rockbridge. From there she taught at Gainesville and later at Ava until her retirement in 1989. She was a graduate of Gainesville High School. Faye received her Bachelor of Science degree in Education at Missouri State University, Springfield. She extended her passion for working with children by substituting in the elementary classroom and as a daycare employee.
She was a member of the Souder Church of Christ and ministered along side her husband for many years. Her passion was not only teaching but also farming. In addition she also enjoyed antiques, sewing, auctions and embroidering. Her joy was visits from her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Faye adored her family.
Faye is survived by her husband E.J. of the home, her four daughters and their husbands; Edwina and Harold Welch, Ronda and Mike McCarty, Sheila and Steve Thomas and Shanda and Ron Allen, 16 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren, 7 great-great-grandchildren; three sisters and their husbands: Carol and Larry Pendergrass, Geneva Davenport and Judy and Ron Hladun; along with a host of extended relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death by parents Dewey and Audra Cook, her siblings: an infant brother James, a brother Ray Cook, a sister Cathy Plaster, two grandsons Marty Welch and Cody Thomas.
Family requests memorials to the Souder Cemetery in care of the Town & Country Bank or loved ones can donate at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made to www.clinkingbeardfuneralhome.com.