VINITA, March 22—Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday for
Harry J. Campbell, pioneer Vinita resident and former Craig
county sheriff, who died Monday in a local hospital. He was
86. Luginbuel Brothers funeral home is in charge, and rites
will be there.
Campbell, who had resided here for 62 years, was born Oct.
25, 1868, in Missouri. He was a member of the First
Methodist church Scottish Rite at McAlester.
He and his late wife moved to Vinita in 1893. Campbell was
employed then in the Couch and Raines livery stable.
He and his late wife moved to their farm, six miles
northwest of Vinita, in 1903 and resided there for 20 years.
They moved back to Vinita when Campbell started his first
term as Craig county sheriff. He served eight consecutive
years as sheriff—from 1921 to 1929.
After his retirement from the sheriff’s office, he served as
a guard at the First National bank for 11 years.
Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Dola M. Grainger,
Arkansas City, Kan.; Mrs. Gladys Magee, Nowata; Mrs. Grace
Casto, Vinita, and Miss Helen Campbell, San Antonio, Texas;
two sons, Harry L. Campbell, Dennison, Texas, and Carl
Campbell, Vinita; 11 grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
From
The Oklahoma, 3/23/1955
Donated by:
Emily Jordan
