Mr. Joseph (Kokomo) Dampier was born on August 3, 1961 in Magee, Mississippi to the late Bessie Dampier (Luther Dampier) of Prentiss, Mississippi.

Joseph attended school at Prentiss High School where he graduated in 1981.  Soon after high school, he worked at Prentiss Schools, the City of Jefferson Davis, Man Tech, Diamond Off Shore and Sato Crossing Water Association.

He loved to sing in the choir, fishing and enjoyed cooking.  Mr. Joseph later married Mary Ann Dampier of Magee, Mississippi where they became members of St. Peter M.B. Church of Mendenhall, Mississippi.  He was an active member of the church as well as the regular choir and mass choir.

Joseph was preceded in death by his parents Bessie and Luther Dampier.

He leaves to cherish his memories:  hi daughters, Lakeshia Dampier (Mario Smith) and Tena Cooper both of Magee, Mississippi; his sons, Gary McNair, Joseph McNair (Dominique) and Michael Dampier (Renee) all of Magee, Mississippi; his two (2) brothers and five sisters James Dampier (Joyce) and James E. Dampier (Betty); Rose Mary Potts, Ollie Cook (Frank), Annie Mack (James) , Willie Jaynes, Roger Dampier (Josie), Sylvia Coleman, (Cedric); twelve (12) grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends.