Obituary of John CAMPBELL, St Clair County, Illinois

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Copyright 2000  Nancy Giles  

The obit below is from the Daily Advocate, Belleville, St. Clair county,
IL. I have on file a letter from the Belleville News Democrat (which the
Advocate became a part of in later years) giving me permission to post any
item that would be of help to genealogists. I have been reading the Advocate
on microfilm through inter library loan for several years, having started 
with 1850.
The name of the paper and the paper date are shown at the end of each 
article.

Transcribed and submitted by Nancy Giles

RETIRED RAILROAD TELEGRAPHER DIES AT SISTER'S HOME

John Campbell, 81, Suffers Stroke of Apoplexy; Funeral Sunday

         John Campbell, 81, retired railroad telegraph operator, died at 
8:15 a.m., following a stroke of apoplexy, at the home of his sister, Mrs. 
John Dahm, Ogle Station, where he lived.
         Campbell was in the yard and when he entered the house he 
complained of severe pains in his head. He then suffered the stroke and 
died within a half hour.
         Campbell was not under the care of a physician since a year ago, 
when he complained of high blood pressure.
         Campbell was born at St. Louis, Jan. 26, 1851, a son of the late 
Peter and Jane Campbell, nee Donnely. He was never married.
         Besides his sister, Mrs. Dahm, he is survived by three other 
sisters and three brothers, Mrs. Henry Goalby, of East St. Louis; Mrs. 
George Funderburk, of Belleville; Mrs. Frank Donburg, of East St. Louis; 
Thomas Cook, of Belleville; Benjamin Cook, of St. Louis and William Cook, 
of Belleville.
         The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon from the Gaerdner 
funeral home with interment in Mt. Hope cemetery. Rev. C. R. Hempel, pastor 
of Christ Evangelical church will officiate.

The Daily Advocate, Belleville, Illinois   February 18, 1932

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