Kenneth Rush Lampton

Kenneth Rush Lampton died at home on April 8, 2008. He was born January 26, 1924 in Hannibal, MO, the son of Ida May (Rush) and Kenneth R. Lampton. He grew up in Ft. Wayne, IN, attended South Side High School and graduated with distinction from the U. S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD in 1945. He served in World War II and the Korean War as a Navy Line Officer. He was married to Elizabeth Ann (Beth) Green on August 14, 1948 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Ft. Wayne. He is survived by his wife and four children: Kenneth Rush Lampton, Jr. of Denver, CO; Marybeth Long (husband, Patrick) of Holt, MI; Laurel Ann Sutton (husband, Alfred) of Long Island, NY and Michael S. Lampton (wife, Deborah) of Ossian, IN along with 9 grandchildren and 1 great grandson. His sister, Mary K. Milner of Cincinnati, OH, preceded him in death. Resigning his Navy Commission in 1956, he entered corporate business life. He served as Submersible Motor Product Manager for Franklin Electric Co. in Bluffton, IN for seven years prior to co-founding and serving as President of ETC, Inc. of Ft. Wayne, IN, a Manufacturers Representative Group for Specialty Machine Designers and Builders. He retired in 1989. Mr. Lampton was a past president of the Fort Wayne Children’s Day Care Center and a co-founder of the Wells Community Swim Team serving as its first President. In 1997, he helped form the “Man-to-Man” Prostate Cancer Support Group for the American Cancer Society in Wells County. His memberships included Bluffton Chapters of the American Legion, original Kiwanis Club, Elks Club, and Parlor City Country Club. He was Patron Member of the Wells County Creative Arts Council, a Sustaining Member of the Caylor Nickel Foundation, Life Member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association, Life member of the South Side High School Alumni Association, Life Member of the Friends of the Library, a Member of the Fort Wayne Friars, and Lifetime member of Trinity Episcopal Church. A Celebration of Life will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church in Ft. Wayne at 11:00 AM on Saturday, April 12, 2008, with visitation prior to the service in the church lounge beginning at 9:30. In lieu of flowers, preferred memorials are to: Trinity Episcopal Church Endowment Fund (www.trinity.org), the Creative Arts School of Ballet Endowment Fund through the Wells County Foundation (www.wellscounty.org), or Hospice of Northeast Indiana (www.familyhospiceindiana.com). Thoma/Rich, Chaney & Lemler Funeral Home are in charge of the arrangements. www.thomarich.com

Kenneth Rush Lampton

January 26, 1924 - April 8, 2008