Willie Lee Campbell
1906 - 1982 (76 years)
Generation: 1
1. Willie Lee Campbell was born on 7 Feb 1906 in Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky; died on 21 Aug 1982 in Madison County, Kentucky. Other Events:
- Census: 1930, Yates, Madison County, Kentucky
Notes:
LKH note:
After Bessie died, Willie married a second time to Gertrude Williams (1906-1948).
After Gertrude died, William married a third time to Mary Elizabeth Overby (d. June 1982).
William Campbell, 76, dies; operated restaurant in Paris
Paris – William L. Campbell, 76, died yesterday morning in Richmond at the home of a daughter.
Campbell, with his wife, the late Mary Elizabeth Overby Campbell, had operated Overby’s Restaurant in Paris for 28 years. Overby sold the restaurant, which is located across the street from the county courthouse, about two months ago when his wife died.
He was a member of Mount Zion Christian Church and was a native of Madison County.
Surviving are two daughters, Naomi Tillery and Frances West, both of Richmond, and a son, Lucien Campbell of Atlanta, Ga.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Hinton-Turner Funeral Home. Visitation is from 5 to 9 p.m. today.
Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky. Sunday, 22 August 1982.
Family/Spouse: Bessie Lawson. Bessie (daughter of Christopher Lawson and Pauline Wilmot) was born on 16 Aug 1908 in Madison County, Kentucky; died on 26 Mar 1928 in Bourbon County, Kentucky; was buried on 27 Mar 1928 in Gilead Cemetery, Cottonburg, Madison County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]