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Reprinted through the courtesy of the Indiana Gazette
Joe Campbell
Joe Kier Campbell, 79, Dayton,
Ohio, formerly of Homer City, died
Saturday, Dec. 13, 1997, in Dayton.
The son of Paul G. and Maple
Boyle Campbell, he was born July
15, 1918, in Homer City;
Mr. Campbell graduated from Ho-
mer City High School in 1936 and
later attended the University of
Pittsburgh. He retired from the
FMC Company in 1984 with 35 years
of service. At FMC, he was a
regional sales director for the sub-
sidiary Syntron Manufacturing
Company, Homer City.
He was a veteran of World war II,
having proudly served in the U.S.
Army. He was awarded the Bronze
Star Medal, the Combat Tnfantry
Badge and many other decorations
for his service in the Pacific The-
ater.
He was a member of the VFW, the
24th Infantry Regiment Association
and the Concord United Methodist
Church, Englewood, Ohio.
Survivors are his wife, Helen
Lightcap Campbell, Dayton, Ohio, to
whom he was married for 48 years;
two daughters: Paula Jo Campbell,
Alexandria, Va., and Elizabeth Ann
Campbell, Vandalia, Ohio; and one
brother, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Robert B.
Campbell and his wife, Lila, Taco-
ma, Wash.
Friends will be received Tuesday
from 7-9 p.m. at the C. Frederick
Bowser Funeral Home in Homer
City, where a funeral se'rvice will be
held 11 a.m. Wednesday with the
Rev. Robert E. Shaw officiating.
Interment will follow in the Green-
wood Cemetery, Indiana.