Paul Raymond Campmier, 80, of Chetopa, formerly of Parsons, died at 8:50 a.m., Friday, October 26, 2007, at Chetopa Manor, where he had resided since January 1997.
He was born March 17, 1927, in Council Grove, Kansas, to Ralph Alfa and Kitty Margaret (Belt) Campmier. He grew up and attended school in Council Grove where he received his 8th grade diploma from Morris School in 1942.
He later served in the U.S. Army from August 2, 1945 through November 14, 1946. Through the years he did farm work and was employed by the City of Parsons.
He and Wanda (Mattox) Yarrington were married March 23, 1956. They later divorced.
Paul enjoyed hunting and fishing.
SURVIVORS:
Four Sons - Elmer R. Campmier and his wife, Nyla Parsons, KS
Albert L. Campmier and his companion, Kathy Parsons, KS
Paul M. Campmier and his companion, Joanne Parsons, KS
Joe E. Campmier and his wife, Lori Parsons, KS
Two Daughters – Debra A. Cook and her husband, Paul Benbrook, TX
Diana S. O'Hara Parsons, KS
Nine Grandchildren
Seven Great-Grandchildren
One Sister – Aletha Zgonc Sarcoxie, MO
He was preceded in death by one brother, Ralph W. Campmier; and three sisters, Gladys Jones, Zelma Amos and Genevieve Kidd.
Private graveside services will be held in Oakwood Cemetery with military honors given by Brown-Bishop Post No. 704 Veterans of Foreign Wars. The family will receive friends from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m., Monday, October 29, 2007, at the Forbes Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice or the Chetopa Manor Activity Fund. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Paul Raymond Campmier, please visit our flower store.
He was born March 17, 1927, in Council Grove, Kansas, to Ralph Alfa and Kitty Margaret (Belt) Campmier. He grew up and attended school in Council Grove where he received his 8th grade diploma from Morris School in 1942.
He later served in the U.S. Army from August 2, 1945 through November 14, 1946. Through the years he did farm work and was employed by the City of Parsons.
He and Wanda (Mattox) Yarrington were married March 23, 1956. They later divorced.
Paul enjoyed hunting and fishing.
SURVIVORS:
Four Sons - Elmer R. Campmier and his wife, Nyla Parsons, KS
Albert L. Campmier and his companion, Kathy Parsons, KS
Paul M. Campmier and his companion, Joanne Parsons, KS
Joe E. Campmier and his wife, Lori Parsons, KS
Two Daughters – Debra A. Cook and her husband, Paul Benbrook, TX
Diana S. O'Hara Parsons, KS
Nine Grandchildren
Seven Great-Grandchildren
One Sister – Aletha Zgonc Sarcoxie, MO
He was preceded in death by one brother, Ralph W. Campmier; and three sisters, Gladys Jones, Zelma Amos and Genevieve Kidd.
Private graveside services will be held in Oakwood Cemetery with military honors given by Brown-Bishop Post No. 704 Veterans of Foreign Wars. The family will receive friends from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m., Monday, October 29, 2007, at the Forbes Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice or the Chetopa Manor Activity Fund. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Paul Raymond Campmier, please visit our flower store.
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