Dad was buried on 1 September, 2000, with full Military Honors. His Color Guard was from Ft. Riley. They transported the coffin to the shelter at the cemetery, presented a 21 gun salute while Taps was playing, and presented the American Flag from his coffin to Lisa. We all miss him.
Parsons Sun - Monday, December 11,2000
ALTAMONT - James Albert Crumpton, 54, of Altamont died at 5:59 a.m. Monday, Aug. 28, 2000, in the emergency room at the Labette County Medical Center in Parsons.
He was born Sept. 14, 1945, in Miami, Okla., to Albert James and Georgia Gene (Mathis) Crumpton. He graduated from Labette County Community High School in 1963.
He married Peggy Lucas June 12, 1965, in Anchorage, Alaska. They were divorced. He taught Air Force Junior ROTC one year at Highland Park High School in Topeka and one year in a St. Louis, Mo., high school.
He was a 20-year veteran of the United States Air Force, serving from Sept. 29, 1964, to Sept. 30, 1984, including service in the Vietnam War. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters, the Distinguished Presidential Unit Citation, the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with one bronze oak leaf cluster and a Vietnam Service Medal.
Survivors include one daughter, Lisa (Crumpton) Stovall and her husband, Kevin of Topeka; one sister, Leta Diediker of Wyoming; two grandchildren, Amanda Stovall and Patrick Stovall, both of Topeka; three nieces; one nephew; and his companion, Judy Cowan of Altamont.
Parsons Sun - Monday, December 11,2000
ALTAMONT - James Albert Crumpton, 54, of Altamont died at 5:59 a.m. Monday, Aug. 28, 2000, in the emergency room at the Labette County Medical Center in Parsons.
He was born Sept. 14, 1945, in Miami, Okla., to Albert James and Georgia Gene (Mathis) Crumpton. He graduated from Labette County Community High School in 1963.
He married Peggy Lucas June 12, 1965, in Anchorage, Alaska. They were divorced. He taught Air Force Junior ROTC one year at Highland Park High School in Topeka and one year in a St. Louis, Mo., high school.
He was a 20-year veteran of the United States Air Force, serving from Sept. 29, 1964, to Sept. 30, 1984, including service in the Vietnam War. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters, the Distinguished Presidential Unit Citation, the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with one bronze oak leaf cluster and a Vietnam Service Medal.
Survivors include one daughter, Lisa (Crumpton) Stovall and her husband, Kevin of Topeka; one sister, Leta Diediker of Wyoming; two grandchildren, Amanda Stovall and Patrick Stovall, both of Topeka; three nieces; one nephew; and his companion, Judy Cowan of Altamont.
Dad was buried on 1 September, 2000, with full Military Honors. His Color Guard was from Ft. Riley. They transported the coffin to the shelter at the cemetery, presented a 21 gun salute while Taps was playing, and presented the American Flag from his coffin to Lisa. We all miss him.
Parsons Sun - Monday, December 11,2000
ALTAMONT - James Albert Crumpton, 54, of Altamont died at 5:59 a.m. Monday, Aug. 28, 2000, in the emergency room at the Labette County Medical Center in Parsons.
He was born Sept. 14, 1945, in Miami, Okla., to Albert James and Georgia Gene (Mathis) Crumpton. He graduated from Labette County Community High School in 1963.
He married Peggy Lucas June 12, 1965, in Anchorage, Alaska. They were divorced. He taught Air Force Junior ROTC one year at Highland Park High School in Topeka and one year in a St. Louis, Mo., high school.
He was a 20-year veteran of the United States Air Force, serving from Sept. 29, 1964, to Sept. 30, 1984, including service in the Vietnam War. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters, the Distinguished Presidential Unit Citation, the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with one bronze oak leaf cluster and a Vietnam Service Medal.
Survivors include one daughter, Lisa (Crumpton) Stovall and her husband, Kevin of Topeka; one sister, Leta Diediker of Wyoming; two grandchildren, Amanda Stovall and Patrick Stovall, both of Topeka; three nieces; one nephew; and his companion, Judy Cowan of Altamont.
Parsons Sun - Monday, December 11,2000
ALTAMONT - James Albert Crumpton, 54, of Altamont died at 5:59 a.m. Monday, Aug. 28, 2000, in the emergency room at the Labette County Medical Center in Parsons.
He was born Sept. 14, 1945, in Miami, Okla., to Albert James and Georgia Gene (Mathis) Crumpton. He graduated from Labette County Community High School in 1963.
He married Peggy Lucas June 12, 1965, in Anchorage, Alaska. They were divorced. He taught Air Force Junior ROTC one year at Highland Park High School in Topeka and one year in a St. Louis, Mo., high school.
He was a 20-year veteran of the United States Air Force, serving from Sept. 29, 1964, to Sept. 30, 1984, including service in the Vietnam War. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters, the Distinguished Presidential Unit Citation, the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with one bronze oak leaf cluster and a Vietnam Service Medal.
Survivors include one daughter, Lisa (Crumpton) Stovall and her husband, Kevin of Topeka; one sister, Leta Diediker of Wyoming; two grandchildren, Amanda Stovall and Patrick Stovall, both of Topeka; three nieces; one nephew; and his companion, Judy Cowan of Altamont.
