Lynn Hodge Campbell

1919 - 1986  (67 years)

• Name	Lynn Hodge Campbell  [1]
  Born	2 Jul 1919	Simla, Elbert County, Colorado, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  MILITARY	1942-1945  [2]
  	Served in the Army Air Corps, rank of technical sergeant.
  Died	30 Nov 1986	Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA   [2]
  Obituary	2 Dec 1986	Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA   [2]
  	From the Gazette Telegraph: Lynn Hodge Campbell Lynn Hodge Campbell, 67, of Colorado Springs died of cancer Sunday in Hospice House. He was a civil service civil engineer at Peterson Air Force Base and the Air Force Academy. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 21st Street and Colorado Avenue, with the Rev. Leo R. Horrigan officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. Visitation will be until 8 p.m. today at Nolan Funeral Home, 225 N. Weber St. Mr. Campbelll was born July 2, 1919, in Simla to John C. and Therssie (Gardner) Campbell. He lived in Colorado Springs 65 years. Mr. Campbell graduated from Colorado Springs High School in 1938. He served in the Army Air Corps between 1942 and 1945 with the rank of technical sergeant. Mr. Campbell received the Air Medal. Mr. Campbell was a member of St. Mary's Cathedral, where he taught religion classes for 10 years and CCD classes for Junior high school students. He was a member of the Secular Franciscan Order, where he served as Brother Francis Michael. Mr. Campbell also was a lay Eucharistic minister. Mr. Campbell was a life member of the Disabled American Veterans Zebulon Pike Chapter 101, a member of VFW Post 4051, a volunteer with Care and Share and a member of the Colorado Springs Boys Club, where he was instrumental in starting the first basketball team for blacks in the community. He was married Sept. 21, 1940, in St. Mary's Cathedral to Florence M. Foster, who survives. Other survivors are a son, Lynn John of Loveland; a daughter, Betty Ann Heiser of Colorado Springs; a sister, Louise Kerns of Denver, and seven grandchildren. A brother, Dale Gardner Campbell, and a sister, Vivian Deyo, preceded him in death. Memorial contributions can be made to Pikes Peak Hospice, 601 N. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, 80903.
  Parents	Obit names his parents as John C. Campbell and Therssie Gardner.  [2]
  Residence	Lived in Colorado Springs for 65 years, or since about 1921.  [2]
  Buried	Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I8017	Full
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2019

  
  

  Father	John Calvin Campbell,   b. 28 Feb 1887, Missouri, USA ,   d. 14 Jul 1952, Denver, Adams County, Colorado, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Tressa Delight Gardner,   b. 1891,   d. 1951  (Age 60 years)
  Married	Abt 1910  [3, 4]
  	Married less than a year in the 1910 census.
  Family ID	F2788	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Florence M. Foster
  Children	1. Lynn John Campbell   2. Bettie Ann Campbell
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2019
  Family ID	F2939	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S5835] 1930 U.S. census, El Paso County, Colorado, population schedule, Colorado Springs (506 East Kiowa), enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 6A (penned), p 168a [stamped], dwelling 159, family 173, John C. Campbell household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 October 2019); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, [roll not stated]. [S5837] "In Memoriam: Lynn Hodge Campbell," The Gazette Telegraph (Colorado Springs, Colorado), 2 December 1986, p. B2, col. 5; NewspaperArchive (https://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 6 October 2019). [S5659] Cheryl Hoppe, "WFT-2003.FBC.FBK," public tree pages, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 May 2019), for James Madison Campbell (1851-1923) and descendants. Some citations. [S5834] 1910 U.S. census, Howell County, Missouri, population schedule, Goldsberry township (Mountain View town), enumeration district (ED) 79, sheet 5A (penned), p. 99 (stamped), dwelling 88, family 88, John C. Campbell household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 October 2019); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 784.