Mrs. Gladys Hampton, Wife of Brother Lionel Hampton Norman Francis, president, Xavier University and friends from Indianopolis, Minn., and other cities. Mrs. Loretta Harrison Bailey read a message from the Harlem Hospital Community Advisory Council, which Mrs. Hampton had helped through the years.
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LOS ANGELES — President Nixon and Governor Rockfeller wired their condolences to bandleader Brother Lionel Hampton on the death of his wife and business manager, Gladys. Mrs. Hampton, 57, collapsed and died of a heart attack in the offices of Lionel Hampton Enterprises, 165 W. 46th St., New York City. A rosary was said at Benta's Funeral Parlor, 141st St. and St. Nicholas Ave., conducted by Archbishop Fulton Sheen. Funeral services were held at the same place with the Rev. John Hicks, pastor of St. Mark's Methodist Church conducting the services. Remarks were made by Boro President Percy Sutton, representing the City of New York; Joey Adams, Father Bernard L. Strange, a family friend from Indianapolis, Ind., and an obituary by Billy Rowe. Second Funeral On Wednesday, a second funeral was held in Los Angeles at the Angeles Funeral Home with Lou Rawls singing "A Closer Walk With Thee" and Sarah Vaughn singing "I'll Be Seeing You." Dr. Clayton Russell conducted the services with Dr. John Gary reading the obituary. Attending the services in New York, were Teddy Wilson, who played with Hampton in the Benny Goodman Band; Moms Mabley, Asst. Chief Inspector Eldridge Waith, now of the Virgin Islands; Ruble Blakey, Ruth Bowen, Joseph Goode, locality mayor of Amytiville L.I.; Honi Cole members of the Hampton band, Valerie Carr, its vocalist; Dr.
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In Toronto Brother Hampton in Toronto at the time of his wife's death, cut short a concert tour to return to New York. Mrs. Hampton, the former Gladys Neal was married to the bandleader in 1936 and became his personal manager. They celebrated their 34th anniversary with friends this past November at a party at the 21 Club. The couple had no children. They lived in the Dorrence Brooks apartments at 138th Street and St. Nicholas Ave. for many years. They also maintained a home in Los Angeles. Mrs. Hampton was born in Lehigh, Oklahoma and reared in Dennison, Texas and Los Angeles Calif. She attended Fisk University. At the time she met Brother Hampton she was a modiste in Los Angeles, serving such movie stars as Joan Crawford who gave her her start; Rosalind Russell, Marian Davis and personalities such as Lady Mountbatten. Accompanying Brother Hampton to California was his friend Mr. Goode of Amytiville and Bill Titone, manager of his office here. President's message President Nixon's telegram was as follows: "Our long friendship and especially high regard for you further deepens the sadness Mrs. Nixon and I feel at the sudden and untimely death of your lovely wife. "We know what a source of strength she was for you throughout your career and how great a part she had in your tremendous success. Our thoughts are with you as we pray that God may give you strength and courage to bear this very heavy loss." Governor Rockefeller's telegram read: "We and Happy are saddened by the terrible sense of the tragic loss of Gladys. She was tremendous. You have our love. You have our and Happy's and our staff's devoted love always."
OMEGA CHAPTER Brother Tabb Passes
Brother Talmadge H. Tabb
Brother Talmadge Hawthorne Tabb, 41 principal of Booker T. Washington Elementary School in Newport News, died in the Medical College of Virginia Hospital in Richmond after a long illness. "His death is a tremendous loss to the school community," commented George J. Mcintosh, superintendent of Newport News schools. Mr. Tab had proved himself to be one of our most sincere and successful principals. He was completely dedicated to the task of working with youngsters." At Booker T. Washington and throughout the school system he became well known for innovative programs which heightened the desire of children to attend school regularly and strive for accomplishment. He encouraged fine arts programs, including dancing, backed the school's 4-H Club and stressed citizenship. He received his early education in the city's public schools, earned his bachelor's degree in sociology in 1952 at Virginia State College and his master's in personnel administration and guidance in 1964 at New York University. Further study was done at the College of William and Mary and through (Continued on page 63)