Starkville News March 25 1932

Funeral Rites for Mrs. Lampkin Held on Monday

After an illness of over four months, Mrs. M. E. Lampkin died
at her home in this city at the age of 78 Saturday night at eleven
o'clock.

She was the widow of the late R.A. Lampkin, who died about
seventeen years ago and was one of Starkville's most prominent
citizens and business men.

Mrs. Lampkin is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Allee Bonner,
and four grandchildren, Mr. Robert H. Lampkin and Mrs. A. B. 
Butts, of Starkville, Mr. Henry Bonner, a well known druggist of
Memphis, and Mrs. Perron Chatham, of Schlater, Miss.

She was a devout member of the Methodist church and spent her
entire life in Starkville, where she was honored and beloved for her
many fine traits of character.

Besides her immediate family, a large connection of relatives mourn
her loss.

The funeral took place at her late residence on Main Street, conducted
by Dr. Henry Felgar Books, pastor of the Starkville Methodist Church 
and Rev. Robert Woodson of the Presbyterian Church, at ten o'clock
Monday morning followed by interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery.

The following acted as pallbearers:  D.E. Slaughter, Paul Castles, Will E.
Ward, Walter M. Scales, Wm. R. Portlock, Hugh Critz, Captain C.S. 
Johnson, Dave Castles.

Photographed at the Oktibbeha County Courthouse and submitted
by Mary Whitaker Davis
Transcribed by C. L. Herrick on June 22, 2008