[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 86 (Friday, June 24, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1341]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 A TRIBUTE TO ELLA ADENE KEMP BAMPFIELD

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 23, 2005

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Ella Adene Kemp Bampfield.
  Mrs. Kemp Bampfield was born on June 29, 1905 in the Blue Ridge 
Mountains of Waynesville, North Carolina. She is the fourth of nine 
children born to Elijah and Lelia Kemp. However, she is currently the 
sole survivor.
  Mrs. Kemp Bampfield attended elementary school in Waynesville. Then 
she enrolled in the high school division of Livingstone College in 
Salisbury, N.C., and graduated as the valedictorian of her senior 
class. Following high school, she attended Fayetteville State Normal 
College, Howard University and Cortez Peters Business College.
  Mrs. Kemp Bampfield's first marriage was blessed with one child, 
Admiral Dewey Dunn. Admiral Dewey Dunn, now deceased, had two sons: 
Anthony Dewey Dunn and Amiel Dunn. She later married Robert Smalls 
Bampfield of Beaufort, South Carolina, now deceased.
  Mrs. Kemp Bampfield's career included teaching for 7 years in North 
Carolina. Upon moving to D.C., she was employed with the U.S. Treasury 
Department Division of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. She 
retired on October 31, 1969 after nearly 29 years of service.
  Since retirement, Mrs. Kemp Bampfield and her grandson, Anthony, have 
enjoyed traveling. They have visited most of the contiguous United 
States, Hawaii, Alaska, Canada, the Caribbean, Thailand, Hong Kong, 
China, Mexico, Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Jerusalem, and England.
  Mrs. Kemp Bampfield has been a faithful member of John Wesley AME 
Zion Church of Washington, D.C. since 1934. In addition, she and her 
grandson, Anthony, have resided in Washington, D.C. for the past 55 
years. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to recognize Mrs. Kemp 
Bampfield's lifelong accomplishments and her upcoming milestone 100th 
birthday.

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