Daniel W. Campbell, 90, of Denton, Texas, died Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at Senior Care and Rehabilitation in Denton.
Mr. Campbell was born in Lipan, Texas on June 18, 1925 to Alba Hershell and Bessie Belle (Cummings) Campbell. His family moved by wagon to Henrietta, Texas when he was seven years old where he was raised on a small farm. In this town, at a corner gas station, he met the love of his life. He was married to Wilma Longley on March 29, 1948 in Wichita Falls. He served in the United States Navy during WWII. He worked as a Texas Highway Patrol for a few years and retired as a truck driver and driver trainer for Central Freight Lines. He was a charter member of Faith Village Church of Christ in Wichita Falls. He was a member of the Sherman Drive Church of Christ in Denton.
Mr. Campbell is survived by his wife, Wilma Campbell of Denton; daughter, Kaycie Bowen and her husband Brent of Denton; son, Danny Campbell of Denton; grandchildren, Ty, Amos, Isaac, Leah, Hannah and Joseph.
A funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, March 26, 2016 in the chapel of Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home, 705 N. Locust, Denton. The interment will follow at 3:00 PM at Crestview Memorial Park in Wichita Falls.
Many men choose their work as their passion, but Daniel's zeal for life went beyond his job. He was a gardener that relished in tending and cultivating the freshest produce. He was an accomplished Rosarian. He was a musician who played the guitar, harmonica and piano. He was an avid bird watcher. He was a wonderful watercolor artist. He was an expert in the writing of countless volumes of poetry. He loved to golf and fish with much enthusiasm. And most of all, he was a man who loved God, and modeled to his family and friends a picture of the serenity and peace of Jesus Christ.