Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Camp, William M. Sr., 1966 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ WILLIAM McCUTCHEON CAMP A funeral service for Franklin’s industrialist, William McCutcheon Camp, Sr., 66, was conducted Friday, April 22 at 11 a.m. in the Franklin Baptist Church by the Rev. Ira D. Hudgins. Camp died Wednesday, April 20 about 8 a.m. at his ancestral home on Meadow Lane, Franklin. He was vice president of Camp Manufacturing Co. until the merger with Union Bag in 1956 and his been a director of the new firm ever since. Camp’s father, James Leonidas Camp, and his uncle, Paul Camp, founded Camp Manufacturing Co. about 75 years ago. After joining the Camp organization in 1922, he moved to Marion, S.C., a year later and rose to vice president in charge of Camp’s operations in South Carolina. He returned to Franklin in 1943. Camp was an active citizen in many civic, charitable and governmental affairs of his community area and state. He also served as director of Vaughan and Company Bank, Franklin, Tidewater Teleradio, Portsmouth, and Franklin Concrete Products Corporation, Franklin. He was a former director of the Southern Pine Association and at one time was a member of the South Carolina Forestry Commission. He was active in two Camp family charitable trusts, having been president of the Carrie S. Camp Foundation. In addition, he was a member of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors, former director of the Atlantic Rural Exposition, former director of the Virginia Student Aid Foundation and former president of the Woodberry Forest School Alumni Association. He was chairman of the Franklin Democratic Executive Committee and served from 1958 to 1966 was a director of the Tidewater Virginia Development Council. He was a Rotarian and a member of the Franklin Baptist Church. He served as chairman of the board of Deacons in 1951. His civic achievements were recognized when he was named First Citizens of Franklin for 1963 by the Business and Professional Women’s Club. Camp devoted considerable spare time to cattle raising and became a nationally recognized authority on Guernsey breeding. He graduated from Woodberry Forest School and attended the University of Virginia. A native of Franklin, he was a son of James Leonidas and Carrie Fountain Savage Camp. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edith West Clay Camp; two sons, William M. Camp Jr. of Isle of Wight County and L. Clay Camp of Albemarie County; two brothers, James L. Camp Jr. of Franklin and Hugh B. Camp, Jr. of New York; three sisters, Mrs. Sol W. Rawls, Mrs. Burton J. Ray and Mrs. L. Eldridge Smith of Franklin, and eight grandchildren. Burial was in Poplar Spring Cemetery with W.J.M. Holland and Sons in charge. Pallbearers were James L. Camp III, John E. Ray III, Clifford A. Cutchin III, John M. Camp Jr., Robert Camp Ray, Toy D. Savage, Sol W. Rawls, Jr. and E.A. Langhorne. ****************************************************************************** WILLIAM McCUTCHEON CAMP From childhood William McCutcheon Camp was beset with more than his share of illness, but he declined to let it rob him of the joy of life or the satisfaction of creative work. Indeed, it seemed to intensify his appreciation of people and his zest for the good causes into which he poured his time and resources. His death this week was felt in a wide range of activities throughout Tidewater and Virginia. He was a member of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors, a former director of the Atlantic Rural Exposition, a former president of the Woodberry Forest School Alumni Association, and a director of the Tidewater Virginia Development Council. In his home community of Franklin he was chairman of the board of deacons of the Franklin Baptist Church and guided the building of the new sanctuary. Active in recreational and athletic programs in the community, he assisted quietly in sending youths through college and gave to educational institutions themselves, through the Carrie S. Camp Foundation, of which he was president. An industrial leader, he loved the soil and supported conservation efforts. He sought no public office but took a responsible interest in politics and was chairman of the Franklin Democratic Executive Committee. He sought no honors either, but in 1963 he was chosen First Citizen of Franklin. During his useful life he was held in affection and respect throughout the broad community of his interests. William McCutcheon CAMP, Sr., industrialist and civic & political leader, d. 20 Apr 1966, at home, Franklin, age 66, interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 43*), Franklin, 14 Apr 1966, "Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Apr. 25, 1966, p. 5; donated obit, newspaper unknown *Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, Poplar Spring list: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt A photo of his gravestone - added by Natalie Padgett - is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #93083853. His parents are buried in Section 1, Plot 53: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar1.txt D.Cert. 66-009675 His widow's obits ("Virginian-Pilot" & "Suffolk News-Herald," Nov. 1977) are posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/c510e1ob.txt His father's obit ("American Lumberman," Dec. 12, 1925) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/c510j3ob.txt His mother's obits ("Tidewater News," Apr. 1 & 8, 1949, & "Religious Herald") are posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/c510c1ob.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Parker C. Agelasto, & Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/c510w1ob.txt