SIKESTON -- Jackie Joe Campbell, 67, of Huntsville, Ala., formerly of Sikeston, Miner and Portageville, died Saturday, Feb. 22, 1997, at Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville.
He was born Nov. 16, 1929 in Indiana the son of Leonard and Alma Dean Adkins Campbell. His wife, Laura R. Walker Campbell, survives in Huntsville.
Campbell owned and operated a Sears store in Portageville before retiring and moving to Huntsville. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and had formerly attended Shady Acres Church of Christ in Sikeston.
In addition to his wife, survivors include a son, Gerald "Jay" Campbell of Huntsville; three brothers, Kenneth Campbell of Sikeston, Leonard "Wimpy" Campbell Jr. and Richard Campbell of the state of California; a half-sister, Linda Isaacs also of California; and two grandchildren.
Friends may call at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with Johnny Hester, pastor of the Shady Acres Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery in Sikeston.
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