Mark Hampton, long-time public servant, dies during overseas hunting trip

A former Texas County public servant has died during an overseas hunting trip.

Mark Hampton of Summersville, who succumbed after a health-related emergency, was 68.

Mr. Hampton was a longtime fixture at Summersville School District, a former state representative first elected in 1998 and previously served as a trustee of Texas County Memorial Hospital.

An avid hunter of exotic animals, Mr. Hampton began teaching at Summersville in 1979 and spent a total of 23 years working in the district as a teacher, coach, athletic director and high school principal before finishing as superintendent before his retirement. His wife, Karen, is a retired educator. His late father, Lavere, was Summersville’s doctor before retiring in 1981.

Mr. Hampton twice left education for other employment fields, working for several years with the Missouri State Water Patrol at the Lake of the Ozarks and as 147th District state representative.

Hampton’s love of mountain hunting is documented in the pages of a book he wrote, “Addicted to Altitude; Confessions of a Mountain Hunter.” It chronicles in narrative style his experiences going after game at high elevation.

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