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Amarillo
Curtis B. Camp

Curtis B. Camp, 90, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2004.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Southwest Church of Christ with Glen
Walton and Jerry C. Lawlis officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40.

Mr. Camp was born to John Wesley and Mary Odessa Camp on May 11, 1914, in
Stringtown. The family later moved to Quanah where Curtis was raised, educated
and graduated from Quanah High School. He attended college at Abilene
Christian University, Freed-Hardeman, West Texas State University and Eastern
New Mexico University. A gospel preacher all of his life, Camp preached his
first sermon on Feb. 26, 1930, at the age of 16. His evangelistic work led him
to many places in Oklahoma, Texas, Idaho, California, Oregon, New Mexico,
South Dakota, Colorado, Louisiana, and Kansas as well as to Canada and Europe.

His first local work was Davidson, Okla. He soon moved to Grandfield, Okla.,
where after a few months, he married Sylvia Butler on April 7, 1936. Following
Grandfield, he preached at Comanche, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma City and Elk City,
all in Oklahoma.

The family later moved to Amarillo, Tulia, Dallas, Big Spring and finally back
to Amarillo. Camp preached for a total of 66 years. While in Amarillo, he
visited the hospitals twice each week, which resulted in sharing comfort and
strength with hundreds of friends and new acquaintances from all over the
panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma.

Mr. Camp was the author of three books, "Preach the Word" and "These Things
Speak," both sermon outline books, and "Romans, A Commentary."

Literally thousands of individuals began their Christian walk because of the
teaching and preaching of Curtis Camp. Many more thousands have been blessed
as he presided over a multitude of weddings and funerals.

He was preceded in death by both parents; his wife; three brothers, James
Camp, Buster Camp and Arlis Camp; and a sister, Faye McSpadden.

Survivors include a daughter, Gail Stubbs and husband, Ron, of Amarillo; two
sons, Lynn Camp and wife, Barbara, and Paul Camp and wife, Donna, all of
Amarillo; nine grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.

The family suggests memorials be to High Plains Children's Home, P.O. Box
7448, Amarillo, TX 79114 or to Eastern European Mission, P.O. Box 90755,
Houston, TX 77290.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 26, 2000