Carolyn Elizabeth Hampton

Carolyn Elizabeth Hampton was born on May 12, 1944, to the late Robert T. Macklin and Ella Mae Jones Macklin in Orange, NJ, the third child of three daughters. She was baptized at Union Baptist Church, Orange, NJ where she remained a strong and faithful servant until her relocation to Georgia. She went home to be with the Lord peacefully on April 30, 2024, with her family by her side. Her formal education began in the East Orange Public School system where she attended Elmwood School, Vernon L. Davey Jr. High School, graduating from East Orange High School in 1963, where she was affectionately known, adored and love by her school and classmates as “Mack”. On January 25, 1964, Carolyn married the love of her life, her dearly departed husband Willie C. Hampton and to this union their daughter Mary Elizabeth Hampton was born, while living in Staten Island, NY. They made their home in East Orange, NJ in 1966. While in NJ, she became employed with The Martland Hospital/UMDNJ in Newark, NJ in the Department of Anesthesiology as a Doctor Assistant from 1967-1969. In 1973, she became employed with the USPS Dominick V Daniels Processing & Distribution Center in Kearney, NJ as a LSM Operator until her retirement in November 1987. In February 1998, Carolyn and Willie relocated to Lithonia, GA, which she did not consider home yet until her daughter Mary and Grandson Ronald relocated to Lithonia, GA in 1999. Now her dream became her reality once again. Something about that Grandson (“Boo Boo” as they called him) they could not do without. She became a member of Salem Bible Church where she served faithfully until she became ill in 2016. She was a friendly, kind and generous woman, with a truly endearing spirit, who loved her family and friends with whom she spent countless hours with, consisting of traveling and the beloved camping trips. She loved to dance and hang out with her girlfriends/sisters with whom the friendships still blossomed after more than 70 years. In all the years, she never forgot a birthday and made sure she called everyone on their day to sing happy birthday to them. She leaves to cherish her memories: her daughter: Mary Elizabeth Hampton-Allah (Righteous); grandson: Ronald D. Legette, Jr (Aprial): great-grandchildren: Harper Elizabeth Legette and Jonathan William Legette; Godson: Kenneth E. Rowe, Jr. (Stephanie); nieces: Margaret Chandler, Ella Simonson, Doris Thomas and Lisa Roberts; nephew: Arthur Simonson; great-nephews: Louis and Darnell Thompson, Raymond McNair and Dorian Thomas, Jr.; great-great nephew: Darnell Maurice Thompson; special cousins: Annie Boone Cutler, Johnnie Boone, Gloria Peters, Linda Ganues, Gregory Cutler, James Howard Cutler and All The Macklins to name a few; special lifelong friends: Janet Crute, Mamie Alston, Clair Crocker, Barbara Webster, Christine Dean, Joyce Cook, Ernest Hobson, Charles Rowe, Kenny Williams and a host of MANY MORE relatives and friends. https://vimeo.com/event/4305592

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Carolyn Elizabeth Hampton

May 12, 1944 - April 30, 2024