Desert News
Date: April 25 2016
By Tad Walch, Deseret News
The funeral for Elder David Smith Hampton, the 18-year-old Mormon missionary from North
Elder David Hampton died from injuries he received when he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle in the Taiwan Taichung Mission on Tuesday, April 12. Courtesy of the Hampton family
Ogden, Utah, is scheduled for Tuesday at 1 p.m. Hampton died April 12 when his foot slipped on his bike pedal and he fell into traffic in Taiwan.
The funeral for a Mormon missionary who died April 12 when his bicycle toppled over into traffic in Taiwan is scheduled for Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Coldwater Stake Center in North Ogden, Utah.
Elder David Smith Hampton, 18, was serving in the Taiwan Taichung Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the time of the accident. His mission president told his parents that Hampton was climbing a hill on his bike alongside traffic when his foot slipped and his bike teetered over in front of a car that had no chance to swerve.
A public viewing will be held tonight from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the same stake center.
Hampton’s parents, Steve and Cyndi, have requested that any donations be made to a scholarship fund in David Hampton’s name. Donations to the fund can be made online at http://www.plumfund.com/memorial-fund/elder-david-hampton-scholarship or at any Zions Bank branch. Email: twalch@deseretnews.com [SOURCE]