Arthur Lee Camp, 92, of Paris, passed away at 8:55 a.m. Monday, Jan. 10, 2017, at Paris Healthcare Center. A lifelong Edgar County resident, he was a retired farmer.
At his request, no public services are planned and private interment in Grandview Cemetery is at a later date. Templeton Funeral Home of Paris is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Camp was born Sept. 30, 1924, in Grandview Township, the son of the late Edwin Frank and Pearl Demougin Camp Sr. He married Bea Mae Gosnell April 30, 1946, in Grandview, and she survives.
Other survivors include a son, Wendell Eric Camp of Charleston; a brother, Frank Camp Jr. of Paris; a sister, Kathleen Cash of Paris; a daughter-in-law, Nina Sue Camp of Kansas; four grandchildren, Mark Allen Camp of Paris, Matthew Alden Camp of Shreveport, La., Jamie Christine Goetten of Charleston and Whitney Blair Camp of Charleston; five great-grandchildren, Alyssa Camp, Dakota Camp, Charleigh Gantz and Margaret Goetten; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by two sons, Larry Alan Camp and Michael David Camp; a sister, Mary Jane Meeks; and three half-brothers, Russell, Albert and Richard Camp.
Mr. Camp was a U.S. Army veteran of the World War II Pacific Theater. He was an active and devoted member of Bell Ridge Christian Church for 62 years, serving as an elder, deacon, Sunday school teacher and superintendent, board secretary and song leader, as well as helping in cleaning and repairing the church building throughout the years. He was instrumental in additions to the church and parsonage during his membership.
In June 2000, he transferred his membership to First Christian Church of Paris, where he remained a member for more than 16 years. In addition, he served on the former Clarksville Telephone Board for several years and had served on the boards of Grandview Township, Grandview Cemetery Association and the ASC Board.
Mr. Camp was a member of Kansas American Legion Coral Hall Post #539, the former Horseshoe Club of Paris and the Edgar County Farm Bureau.
Memorial donations may be made to the Grandview Cemetery Association, in care of the funeral home.
Online condolences may be left at www.TempletonFuneralHome.com.