James Ralph Campbell
1929 - 2014 (85 years)-
Name James Ralph Campbell Born 7 Jun 1929 Barkley Township, Jasper County, Indiana 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Died 3 Nov 2014 West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana [1, 3] Buried Memory Gardens Cemetery, Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana [1] Person ID I2174 Gritton Last Modified 22 Mar 2024
Father Ernest James Campbell, b. 15 May 1910, Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana , d. 11 Nov 1996, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana (Age 86 years) Mother Dorothy Mae Timmons, b. 30 Oct 1910, Monon, White County, Indiana , d. 21 Feb 1996, Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana (Age 85 years) Married 10 Nov 1928 Jasper County, Indiana [1] Family ID F804 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 7 Jun 1929 - Barkley Township, Jasper County, Indiana 
Died - 3 Nov 2014 - West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana 
Buried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - James Ralph "Jim" Campbell, 85, passed away at 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014 at the Indiana Veterans' Home, West Lafayette, Indiana where he had been a resident since July 9, 2008.
Jim was born in Gifford, Indiana June 7, 1929 to Ernest J. and Dorothy M. (Timmons) Campbell, both deceased. His sister, Bethel and her husband, James Huff are also deceased. Surviving are four brothers: Raymond (Maudelene), Forrest (Linda - deceased), Donald (Cathy) and Gerald (Doris).
Following Wheatfield High School in Jasper County, Indiana, Jim joined the United States Army, serving June 19, 1947 to Nov. 28, 1948, attaining the rank of Private First Class, until he was Honorably Discharged. His duties included military police (MP). Jim then enlisted and served in the United States Air Force from Feb. 1, 1951 to Feb. 2, 1955, attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant, until he was Honorably Discharged. He served with the Northeast Air Command based in Newfoundland, Canada, including Iceland, Alaska and Greenland. He served as an Air Policeman (AP).
After his military service, Jim returned to Gifford where he farmed on the family farm and eventually on his own, until retirement.
Published in the Lafayette, Indiana Journal Courier Nov 6, 2014
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- James Ralph "Jim" Campbell, 85, passed away at 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014 at the Indiana Veterans' Home, West Lafayette, Indiana where he had been a resident since July 9, 2008.
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