Special to Wesson News
Flo Hampton Scott Holt, an author from Crystal Springs, was named for well-known Southern newspaper writer Flo Field, and wrote poetry and short stories.
Known as Flo Field Hampton before her marriages, The Saturday Evening Post and Versecraft published her poems, and her short stories won prizes throughout Mississippi. She received recognition for two stories -- “That Passing Laughter” in 1962 and “Ghost with Southern Accents” in 1969.
A member of the Magnolia Chapter DAR, Hampton enjoyed giving presentations to organizations about her books and telling stories of interest. Mississippi College for Women (MUW), where she studied English and history, honored her at its centennial tribute among other notable women alumni, including Eudora Welty.
Hampton also studied at the University of Chicago, George Peabody College for Teachers and the University of Colorado and became head of the English department at Jackson’s Central High School, where she taught Eudora Welty, encouraged her writing and worked with nationally known composer Harry L. Alford and Welty on “Mosquito,” a musical piece for which she wrote the words. During summer months, she also taught at Millsaps College.
In 1928, Hampton married Charles Christopher Scott, a lawyer who helped found Southern Building and Loan Association, forerunner of the First Federal Savings and Loan, where he was CEO at his death in 1982. In 1977, then Flo Hampton Scott married Ben Ford Holt, an auditor with Shell Oil Company.
Hampton was born in 1905 to William Judson and Mary Cornelia (Mollie) Miller Hampton and died as Flo Hampton Scott Holt in 1998 at 99 years old.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Reprinted from A Shared History: Copiah County, Mississippi 1823-1823, including articles written by Paul C. Cartwright, Tricia Nelson and Gene Horton compiled and edited by Paul C. Cartwright.
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