Carl Wayne Campbell
November 11, 1929 - August 7, 2021
Carl Wayne Campbell, age 91 of La Plata, Missouri, passed away Saturday, August 7, 2021 at his son’s home in Hartsburg, Missouri.
Born November 11, 1929 in Derby, Iowa, he was the son of Arthur and Catheryn (Gartin) Campbell. On August 21, 1953 in Nashua, Iowa, he was united in marriage to Mariellen Weathers who preceded him in death on June 7, 2021.
Also preceding him in death are his parents; one son, Kenneth Wayne Campbell; two brothers, Frank and Richard Campbell; and one sister, Mildred Swanson.
Surviving are two sons, Ronald (Brenda) Campbell of Hartsburg, Missouri and James (Karla) Campbell of Baldwin City, Kansas; one daughter, Cindy L. (Randy) Reittinger of Nauvoo, Illinois; five grandchildren, Matthew L. Campbell, Charles M. Campbell, Seth A. Campbell, Israel J. Campbell, and Aaron D. Beeson; four great grandchildren, Kandice Lyttle, Logan Campbell, Simon Campbell, and Adahlayah Beeson; and several step-grandchildren.
Carl was a 1948 graduate of Cambria High School in Cambria, Iowa. He served in the United States Army from 1948 to 1949. In 1973 he moved to La Plata from Green Castle, Missouri. Carl was a union bricklayer, working on many different jobs in northern Missouri. He was a member of the La Plata Baptist Church. Carl enjoyed playing and listening to bluegrass music with his family.
Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Sharon Cemetery in Wayne County, Iowa.
A “Celebration of Life” for Carl and Mariellen will be Sunday, August 22, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Silver Rails Event Center in La Plata, Missouri.
Memorials in memory of Carl and Mariellen may be made to Hospice Compassus or to Sharon Cemetery. They may be sent to or left at Travis Funeral Chapel, 125 S. Church St., La Plata, MO 63549.
