Clarence Elmer Campbell (1878-1937)

CAMPBELL, JAMES, OZMUN

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/17/2021 at 16:53:11

From Nevada Evening Journal July 17, 1937 (page 3)

Campbell Funeral Held at Collins

Special to the Journal:
Collins, July 17--Funeral services for the late Clarence E. Campbell of 1626 E. Ninth street, Des Moines, who passed away at 4:30 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon July 13, were held from the Church of Christ at Collins, on Thursday afternoon at 2:30. Interment was in the family lot in Evergreen cemetery. The service were in charge of Rev. Will Stevens of Washington, Ia., with Rev. Chas. Neal of the local church assisting.

Music was furnished by a mixed quartet composed of Mrs. Geo. Graham, Mrs. Jesse Torry, Chas. Shearer and Tom Huntrods, with Mrs. Hugh Fertig as accompanist. The songs were "It Is Well With My Soul," and "Sometime We'll Understand." The floral tributes were beautiful and were cared for and arranged by Mrs. Floyd Oswalt and Mrs. Chas. Shearer. The active pallbearers at Collins, long time friends of the deceased were Harve Southern, Amos Hanson, Ed Stratton, J. E. Hale, Frank Holland and Geo. Perrin. The honorary pallbearers were chosen from his close friends and neighbors. The following obituary was read by Rev. Stevens at the services.

Clarence E. Campbell, son of Ira and Emily Campbell was born July 35, 1878, at Clyde, Jasper county, Ia. and departed this life at 4:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, July 13, at his home at 1626 East Ninth street, Des Moines, Ia., at the age of 58 years, 11 months and 18 days. At the age of 13 he moved with his parents to Collins and it was here he grew to manhood. He was married on May 8, 1901 to Mae James of Palmyra, Warren county, Ia. and to this union one daughter, Zela, now Mrs. Zela Ozmun, was born. The family made their home at Collins until 1920, when they moved to Des Moines. His health began to fail several months ago and every thing was done, even to a change of climate, to help him regain it but to no avail. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife and daughter of Des Moines, one sister Miss Alice Campbell, three brothers, Ellsworth, Curtis and Frank all of Collins and three nephews Lloyd, Ralph and Ira, also of Collins. Two sisters and two brothers have preceded him in death. Mr. Campbell was well known and loved in this community, he owned farms and property here and spent much of his time attending to business matters and removing old acquaintances.

A beautiful tribute written by his Des Moines neighbors, and read at the funeral services in which they praised him for his loyalty to family and friends and his thoughtfulness and kindness to others in their need and distress.