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Dalton G. 'Glenn' Campbell Canyon, TX QCWA # 14763 Chapter 114 |
Dalton Glenn Campbell formerly of Fredericksburg and Canyon passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 in Kerrville, TX at the age of 90 years old. Glenn was born in Cisco, TX to parents Raymond George Campbell and Zella Mae Miller Campbell. Glenn grew up in Eastland County and the east Texas oil towns of Ranger, Kilgore, and Gladewater before his folks settled near Borger, TX in the Spring Creek community. He attended the Spring Creek School through the 8th grade and then graduated from Borger High School. While a Boy Scout he developed an interest in amateur radio and got his ham radio license before graduating from high school. Glenn then headed to Texas A&M for two semesters before joining the U.S. Navy in the fall of 1944 during WWII. Because of his knowledge of radio he was assigned duty as a radioman on the USS Hansford APA 106 and saw duty in the South Pacific participating in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa as well as others earning the rank of Radioman 2nd Class. The ship, nicknamed "The Eager Beaver, "was present in Tokyo Bay near the USS Missouri at the signing of the Japanese surrender. After the end of the war his ship served as part of the occupation forces, carried the newly freed POWs to the hospital ship in Shanghai, China and then began "magic carpet" duty carrying troops home from the South Pacific. Glenn returned to Texas A&M after his Navy duty ended and graduated with a BBA, married and moved to Amarillo, TX where he began a career in insurance with SIC and later Beneficial Corp. He had 3 children, Randye, Bruce and Amy.
Some years later as a single man he met and married Loes Margaret "Ricky" Noel and they settled on 30 acres just outside of Canyon, TX where he raised a few cattle and had horses while continuing to work in the insurance field. Ricky's 3 children, Sherry, Mac and Peggy joined Glenn's three for a big blended family and all enjoyed annual trips to Colorado as well as participating in horseback activities with the Randall County Sheriff's Posse. Glenn often said it was a full time job just to keep horses for all of the kids. He taught his children and grandchildren many life lessons such as "if you come off a horse you've got to get back on," and to never give up on a task at hand just figure it out. Glenn was an avid history buff and especially enjoyed studying and learning about the early discovery and settlement of the Texas Panhandle. He helped form and served as president of the Partners in Palo Duro Canyon Foundation. He also served in many capacities with the Llano Estacado Boy Scout Council, Troop 80, the Canyon A&M Club, St. George Episcopal Church, St. Mark's Anglican Church and the Panhandle Trailriders Association. For many years he was the "trail boss" on the annual Panhandle Heritage Memorial Trailride, a 70 mile horseback ride from Palo Duro Canyon to Caprock Canyons that allowed many folks to experience life as it may have been before the advent of auto travel. In 2012 Glenn and Ricky moved to Fredericksburg to be nearer family and in July 2014 celebrated their 50th anniversary. Following the death of Ricky in the fall of 2014, Glenn moved into a memory care assisted living apartment in nearby Kerrville where he made many friends with residents and staff.
In addition to his wife, Ricky, he was preceded in death by his parents, a sister Juanell Farmer, a daughter Sherry Haley, and a son William "Mac" McIlroy. Survivors include children Amy Campbell of Katy, Peggy Grove of Durham, NC, Bruce and Megg Campbell of Houston and Randye and Steven McAnally of Fredericksburg; grandchildren Bo Morris, Doug Campbell, Heather Campbell, Clay and Kari McAnally, Alix and Ryan Crunk, and Ryan and Averill Grove; great grandchildren Henry McAnally, Amelia Crunk and Linnea Grove. Also surviving are a sister in law and brother in law, Sue and Woody Eichler of Austin, four nephews and two nieces.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 29th at Fredericksburg United Methodist Church with family visitation at 10 AM, service at 10:30 and interment following in Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Schaetter Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Texas Ranger Heritage Center Fredericksburg, Hill Country Memorial Hospice or the charity of your choice. Expressions of sympathy may be sent at http://www.schaetter.com/