Obituary: Basil Martin Campbell, 1997 Source: Unknown newspaper Contributor: Dennis Truslow -------------------------------------------------------------- BEECH GROVE - Basil Martin Campbell, 79, of Beech Grove, died Tuesday (May 27, 1997) at Augusta Medical Center, Fisherville. He was born July 19, 1917, in Nelson County, a son of the late Clarence and Pearl Smith Campbell. Mr. Campbell was a member of Beech Grove Christian Church and the Nelson County Men's Club. He retired from DuPont with more than 42 years of service. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Delmus and T. Maxie Campbell. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Dorothy McGuire Campbell; one son, Rodney Campbell of Waynesboro; three daughters, Mrs. Marvin (Nancy) Davis of Shipman, Mrs. Donald (Peggy) Butt of Lynchburg and Mrs. William (Lori) Megginson of Faber; two brothers, the Rev. E. Elwood Campbell of Fredericksburg and Harold B. Campbell of Nellysford; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. A service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Beech Grove Christian Church by the Rev. Pete Russell. Interment will follow in Beech Grove Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Ronnie Campbell, William Megginson, Marty Butt, Kevin Butt, Gary Davis and Carl Douglas Campbell. Honorary pallbearers will be relatives and friends of the family. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Byrum-Parr Funeral Home, Roseland, and at other times at the home of his daughter, Lori Megginson, in Faber. Memorial donations may be made to the Wintergreen Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 435, Nellysford, Va. 22958 ****************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ******************************************************************