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PostHeaderIcon PAUL HARDY CAMPBELL, JR. of PELHAM, MA, July 4, 1921 – May 1, 2014

PELHAM, Paul Hardy Campbell, Jr. of 141 Amherst Road, Pelham passed away on Sunday, May 18th at the Cooley Dickinson Hospital. He was born in Pelham at the Hamilton Nursing/Maternity Home on Harkness Road on July 4, 1921, the son of Paul Hardy Campbell, Sr. and Helen Ward Campbell.

He attended Pelham schools and graduated from Amherst High School in 1940. He married the former Althea E. Spear in 1943. Following a short residence in Amherst, they moved to Shutesbury in 1948 and remained there until 1980. Campbell served in the U.S. Army 842nd Quartermaster Gasoline Supply Company from August 1941 to November 1945. His military service took him into Germany, France, Holland and Belgium. He was employed at the Prophylactic Brush Company for twenty years and in 1971 assumed the position of maintenance supervisor at Hampshire College…retiring in 1988. Accompanying his wife, he was active in the Shutesbury Community Church. He was a member of the Swift River Valley Historical Society and the Pelham Historical Society. His knowledge of early local history is documented within the Town of Pelham’s archives. He was a knowledgeable antique bottle and furniture collector and a tried and true fan of national hockey and baseball, most especially the Boston teams. For many years he served as a coach for Little League baseball in Amherst. For reflection and contemplation, he often spent quiet hours fishing the Pelham brooks.

He leaves two children, Bryan Paul Campbell and wife Elizabeth and Linda Campbell Hanscom of Belchertown, six grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren and two brothers, Norman H. Campbell and Roland A. Campbell. He was predeceased by his daughter Elaine M. Weaver.

Calling hours will be held on Friday, May 23, from 4-7 p.m. at the Douglass Funeral Service, Amherst. The funeral will be held at the Shutesbury Community Church on Saturday, May 24, at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be in West Cemetery, Shutesbury, followed by a luncheon at the church.

Memorial contributions can be made to the following – Amherst Baseball, Inc., P.O. Box 3501, No. Amherst, MA 01004 or Shutesbury Community Church Table/Chair Fund, P.O. Box 79, Shutesbury, MA 01072. Obituary and memorial register at www.douglassfuneral.com.

 

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