“Forever In Our Hearts”
“The clock of life is wound but once, no man has the power to tell when the clock will stop – at a late or early hour. The present only is our own. Live, love, toil with a will. Place no faith in ‘tomorrow’ For the clock may then be still.”
“A Time To Be Born”
Theodore Leroy Lampkin Jr. was born March 3, 1948, to the late Mary Belle Lampkin and Theodore L. Lampkin Sr. in Lake Charles, La.
“A Time To Live”
“Junior,” as he was affectionately called by his family, was baptized at an early age at the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Lake Charles, La. He was a graduate of W.O. Boston High School, Class of 1967. He entered into active duty in the U.S. Army on Aug. 23, 1968, and was released from active duty with an Honorable Discharge on Aug. 20, 1971, spending some of that active duty service in Vietnam. He was employed by the Coca Cola Bottling Company in New Orleans, La., and the City of Torrance, California Government, retiring from both jobs. He resided in Inglewood, Calif.
“A Time To Cherish”
Junior leaves to celebrate his life and memories, his children, Tara Letrice Lampkin of Inglewood, Calif., Theodore Leroy Lampkin III and Tanicia LaToye Lampkin of Slidell, La.; granddaughter, Kalea Jean; and great-granddaughter, Mylani Reign Twyman of Inglewood, Calif.; four siblings, Jesse (Whelmenia) Mayo of Colorado Springs, Colo., James Mayo of Lake Charles, La., Nelda Jean (Hillary) Broussard of Dallas, Texas, and Joslyn Marie Lampkin of Lake Charles, La.; one uncle, (Ret.) Col. Anthony J. Polk (Teresa) of Manassas, Va.; one aunt, Agnes Mayo of Lake Charles, La.; three godchildren, Bridget Gaines of Slidell, La., Journel Brual Jr. of Los Angeles, Calif., and Margo Dickerson-Taylor of Bossier City, La.; a Special Friend, Pattye Paynes of Fort Worth, Texas; Life-Long Friend, Walter Smith of Lufkin, Texas; and a host of loving nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Mary Belle Lampkin and Theodore L. Lampkin Sr.; sister, Jacquelin Ann Lampkin Thurston; grandfather, Sam Mayo; grandmother, Edolia Stephens; uncles, Richard Mayo, Bobbie Mayo Sr. and Eddie Mayo.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at 9 a.m. and funeral service at 11 a.m. at King’s Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Combre Memorial Park under the direction of King’s Funeral Home.