Ernest Parkinson Hampson
Noblestown Presbyterian Church
Ernest Parkinson “Ernie” Hampson, 82, of McDonald, died Tuesday, November 19, 2013, in Washington Hospital.
He was born April 6, 1931, in McDonald, a son of the late Samuel and Margaret Parkinson Hampson.
Mr. Hampson worked as a brick layer his entire life, before retiring in 1997. He also worked for a time in maintenance at the former Joy Dog Food Plant in Oakdale.
He was a member of Noblestown Presbyterian Church and the McDonald Rod and Gun Club.
On November 14, 1950, he married Jean Ann Snatchko, who died March 18, 1998.
Surviving are two daughters, Cathy (Jeff) Denny of McDonald and Amy (Chris) Alevizatos of Baltimore, Md.; a son, Ernie W. (Sandy) Hampson of McDonald; a sister, Ann Wolfe of Oakdale; a brother, Merle Hampson of McDonald; ten grandchildren, Jennifer (Larry) Heirendt, Kimberly and Timothy Hampson, Erin (Brian Campbell), Jeffrey (Niki) and Jason Denny, Kayla, Braeden, Sarah and Ryan Alevizatos; and nine great-grandchildren, Tanner, Grace and Nathan Heirendt, Mya Hampson, Trysten, Tayleigh and Teyrissa Denny, Jayson Denny and Ethan Campbell.
Deceased are a son, Samuel Hampson; two sisters, Goldie Brockman and Honey Kalucki; and two brothers, James and Robert Hampson.
Friends and family will gather from noon to 1 p.m., the time of memorial service, Friday, November 22, in Nation Funeral Home Inc., 220 E. Lincoln Avenue, McDonald. The Rev. Patricia Giles-Petrosky, pastor of Noblestown Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Inurnment will follow in Robinson Run Cemetery, McDonald.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Heritage Public Library, 54 4th St., McDonald, PA 15057.
Online condolences, photos and additional information are available at www.nationfuneralhome.com.