Mr. Dunn Lampton

Dunnica Ott Lampton passed away on August 17, 2011 in Jackson, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Jackson on Saturday, August 20, at 1:00. Visitation will be held at Covenant on Friday, August 19, from 5:00-8:00 p.m. and on Saturday, August 20, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Pine Bluff Cemetery in Dentville, Mississippi. Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Jackson is assisting with the arrangements.

Mr. Lampton was born in 1950 and grew up in Osyka, Mississippi. He received an Associate’s Degree from Southwest Mississippi Junior College where he attended on a basketball scholarship. Mr. Lampton then received a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from the University of Mississippi and a Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law.

In 1976, Mr. Lampton began his legal career in Pike County, Mississippi. He worked in private practice and served as the McComb City Prosecutor and Assistant District Attorney for the Fourteenth Circuit Court District. Beginning in 1981, Mr. Lampton served as the District Attorney for the Fourteenth District, which consisted of Pike, Lincoln, Walthall, and Copiah Counties. He won election as District Attorney on five occasions and diligently served the people of the Fourteenth District until 2001.

In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed Mr. Lampton to serve as United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, which covers the southern forty-five counties of the state. He served as the United States Attorney until 2009. Mr. Lampton also proudly served in the Mississippi National Guard from 1980 until 2004. He ultimately served as Command Staff Judge Advocate for the Mississippi National Guard and retired with the rank of Brigadier General.

In addition to his professional achievements, Mr. Lampton was passionate about his family and friends. He loved to read and to spend time on his muscadine farm in Pike County.

Mr. Lampton is preceded in death by his parents, Percy Ford and Emma Mae Lampton of Osyka. He is survived by his wife, Suzanne, his son, Will, and daughter-in-law, Meredith, of Zachary, Louisiana, and his daughter Sidney, of Jackson. He is also survived by two granddaughters, Sara and Margaret of Zachary, Louisiana.

Pallbearers will be: Max Fenn, Dave Fulcher, Jerry Hood, Dr. Luke Lampton, Johnny Ott, Jerry Rushing, Quantae Walker, and Jeff Weill.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Methodist Rehabilitation Center in Jackson, Mississippi.