Albert Kamp

Albert W. Kamp Jr., 88, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.

He was born Jan. 26, 1925, in Burfordville, son of Albert W. Kamp Sr. and Nora Bodenstein Kamp. He and Dena Siebert were married April 3, 1948, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. 

Kamp graduated from Jackson High School in 1944. He was inducted into the United States Army Air Force on Feb. 16, 1945, and was honorably discharged Aug. 23, 1946. He was baptized March 8, 1925, and confirmed April 10, 1938 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit, where he served as congregational president and elder and as a member of various church committees. He transferred his membership in 1996 to St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson, where he was a special collector. Kamp was a farmer all of his life and lived on the family farm until he was admitted to the nursing home in 2010. He was a charter member and former president of Co-op Service Center in Jackson and a member of the Farm Bureau. He was instrumental in establishing the Jackson High School FFA program, to which he and his son, Mark, were the first father/son combination to serve as presidents.

Loving survivors include his wife of 64 years; two sons, Gary (Gail) Kamp of Burfordville and Mark Kamp of Las Vegas; a daughter, Joyce (Rev. Alan) Wollenburg of Sikeston; four grandchildren, Christopher and Cassie Kamp of Burfordville, Stephanie Wollenburg of New York City and John Wollenburg of Sikeston; a brother, Elmer (Martha) Kamp of Jackson; and two sisters-in-law, Jessie Kamp and Darlene Kamp of Jackson.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Earl and Charlie Kamp, and a sister, Elsie Shafer.

Friends may call 3:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson and 9:30 a.m. until service time Saturday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson.

The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Robert Henrichs officiating. Interment will be in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson, with full military honors.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church or charity of your choice.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.