Obituary of William Alexander Campbell, Colbert, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/colbert/obits/c/campbell-w-a.txt ==================================================================== USGENWEB PROJECT NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Project Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file is copyrighted and contributed by: Darlene ( Campbell ) Scott ==================================================================== May 2002 Paper: The Florence Times March 11, 1946 Page 10 Obituary: RITES SET FOR W. A. CAMPBELL William Alexander Campbell, age 71, of Leighton, route 2, died this morning at 5:25 o'clock at the home after being ill for two weeks. Deceased was born in Colbert county and had lived here all his life, being a prosperous farmer in the east end of the county for many years. He had been a member of the Primitive Baptist church for 44 years. Survivors: His widow, Mrs. W. A. Campbell; nine daughters, Mrs. L. W. Sparks, Mrs. Floyde Lowery Mrs. Gorman Mitchell, Mrs. Joe Stanford, Mrs. Arthur Aycock, Mrs. Roy Stockwell, all of Tuscumbia; Mrs. Frank Stanford, Detroit, Mich; Mrs. Curtis Smith and Mrs. Cecil Posey, both of Leighton; a son, Walker Eugene, Leighton; a brother J. J. Campbell; three sisters, Mrs. Minerva Quinn, Mrs. Lou Roden, both of Leighton, and Mrs. Matilda Kent, Tuscumbia, and 12 grand- children. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Valley Grove Baptist church on Joe Wheeler highway by W. E. Calbert, Baptist minister. Burial will be in the Glendale cemetery. Brown-Service, Tuscumbia Pall-bearers will be nephews.