Individual Details
James E. Cumpston
(20 Jul 1936 - 12 Oct 2002)
The Grand Island Independent, Grand Island, Nebraska, Monday, October 14, 2002: James E. Cumpston, 66, of Grand Island died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2002, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Grand Island.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the All Faiths Funeral Home in Grand Island. Rev. Larry Vider will officiate. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in the Ft. McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell with military honor by the Ft. Riley Honor Guard.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to either the T.V. for Vets Fund at the VA Hospital or to the family.
Mr. Cumpston was born July 20, 1936 at Gothenburg to Frank and Katie (McNeal) Cumpston. He graduated from Gothenburg High School in 1955.
He entered the United States Navy on Jan. 10, 1956 where he served on board the USS Caliente AO-53 in San Diego. He was honorably discharged on Dec. 16, 1959. He entered the U.S. Army on March 10, 1961 and was honorably discharged on July 9, 1974. During his 18 years of service, he served in Germany, Japan, Vietnam, Korea and the United States.
He married Janice Kay Bivens on June 4, 1961 at Silver Creek. Following his retirement from the Army, they made their home in York. In 1985, they moved to Phoenix, Arizona where they lived for eleven years. In 1996 they moved to Grand Island. The last year of his life he resided at the Veterans Administration Hospital.
He enjoyed being a professional Santa Claus and Nebraska football.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters and a son-in-law, Jerri Cumpston and Jill and Todd Guthrie of Grand Island; one son, James Cumpston II of Surprise, Ariz.; four brothers, Francis Cumpston of Lexington, Leonard Cumpston of Pittman, N.J., Richard Cumpston of Carroll, Iowa and Donald Cumpston of Weeping Water; one sister, Naomi Prato of Baltimore, Md.; and four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three sisters, Virginia Keiser, LaVonne Randal and Wanda Miller; and an infant brother and sister.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the All Faiths Funeral Home in Grand Island. Rev. Larry Vider will officiate. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in the Ft. McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell with military honor by the Ft. Riley Honor Guard.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to either the T.V. for Vets Fund at the VA Hospital or to the family.
Mr. Cumpston was born July 20, 1936 at Gothenburg to Frank and Katie (McNeal) Cumpston. He graduated from Gothenburg High School in 1955.
He entered the United States Navy on Jan. 10, 1956 where he served on board the USS Caliente AO-53 in San Diego. He was honorably discharged on Dec. 16, 1959. He entered the U.S. Army on March 10, 1961 and was honorably discharged on July 9, 1974. During his 18 years of service, he served in Germany, Japan, Vietnam, Korea and the United States.
He married Janice Kay Bivens on June 4, 1961 at Silver Creek. Following his retirement from the Army, they made their home in York. In 1985, they moved to Phoenix, Arizona where they lived for eleven years. In 1996 they moved to Grand Island. The last year of his life he resided at the Veterans Administration Hospital.
He enjoyed being a professional Santa Claus and Nebraska football.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters and a son-in-law, Jerri Cumpston and Jill and Todd Guthrie of Grand Island; one son, James Cumpston II of Surprise, Ariz.; four brothers, Francis Cumpston of Lexington, Leonard Cumpston of Pittman, N.J., Richard Cumpston of Carroll, Iowa and Donald Cumpston of Weeping Water; one sister, Naomi Prato of Baltimore, Md.; and four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three sisters, Virginia Keiser, LaVonne Randal and Wanda Miller; and an infant brother and sister.
Events
| Birth | 20 Jul 1936 | Gothenburg, Dawson Co., Nebraska |  | ||
| Marriage | 4 Jun 1961 | Silver Creek, Burt Co., Nebraska - Janice Kay Bivens | | ||
| Death | 12 Oct 2002 | Grand Island, Hall Co., Nebraska | | ||
| Alt name | James Cumpston | | |||
| Soc Sec No | 507-38-2564 | | |||
| SSN issued | Nebraska | | |||
| Burial | Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Lincoln Co., Nebraska | |
Families
| Spouse | Janice Kay Bivens ( - ) |
| Father | Francis "Frank" Henry Cumpston (1892 - 1958) |
| Mother | Clarissa "Katie" Catherine McNeal (1898 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Francis Clarence Cumpston (1918 - 2004) |
| Sibling | Virginia Mae Cumpston (1920 - 1983) |
| Sibling | Dorothy Naomi Cumpston (1922 - 2006) |
| Sibling | Leonard R Cumpston (1926 - 2017) |
| Sibling | Harold Lee Cumpston (1928 - 2011) |
| Sibling | Opal LaVonne Cumpston (1930 - 1998) |
| Sibling | Donald Jean Cumpston (1932 - 2009) |
| Sibling | Wanda Gale Cumpston (1934 - 2001) |
Endnotes
2. Find A Grave.
4. Grand View Cemetery Gothenburg Nebraska, Book, Compiled by Patricia A. Flatten, May 2003; Updated by Harold E. Clark, June 2012.
7. Find A Grave.