Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Name“Ralph” Bernard Ralph CAMPBELL Sr. [15990], [50013], [50014]
BirthMar 7, 1926, Alto, Amherst County, Virginia [50013]
DeathOct 16, 1991, West Virginia [50013]
BurialResthaven Memorial Park, 1917 West Main Street, Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia [50013]
Spouses
BirthApr 14, 1931, Boissevain, Tazewell County, Virginia [15990]
DeathFeb 15, 2012, Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia [15990]
BurialResthaven Memorial Park, 1917 West Main Street, Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia [15990]
FatherSterling DAVIDSON (1903-1983)
MotherDella Mae BOONE (1908-1991)
MarriageJun 28, 1948, Boissevain, Tazewell County, Virginia [50013], [50012]
Obituary Online notes for “Ralph” Bernard Ralph CAMPBELL Sr.
Son of Bernard Hopkins Campbell (Deceased) and Nellie Gertrude Layton-Campbell (Deceased).

Brother of Emory Campbell (Deceased), Louise Gertrude Campbell-Franklin (Deceased), Viola Lee Campbell-Sheets (1931-2014), Frances Marie Campbell-Whittaker (Deceased), Evelyn Bell Campbell-Bailey, and Aileen "Jane" Campbell-Fernandez.

Married to Lorene "Betty" Davidson-Campbell (1931-2012) in June, 1948.

Father of Rosa JuAnn Campbell-McKinney, Bernard Ralph Campbell Jr., Hoppy Campbell, Dorothy Lorene Campbell-Roach, Betty Jo Campbell-Miller, Robert "Jake" Campbell, Randall "Randy" Sterling Campbell (1957-2018), and Della Sue Campbell.

Ralph Campbell was as a sargeant in the US Army until his honorable discharge in 1944. He served in the European Theater in World War II. He became a coal miner after his discharge and worked for 29 years until his retiremend after he developed black lung disease. He died at age 65 from complications of black lung disease.
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Obituary Online notes for Lorene (Spouse 1)
Lorene "Betty" Campbell, 80, of Beckley, died Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at Heartland Nursing Home following a long illness. Betty was raised in Virginia and attended Virginia public schools, the last being Pocahontas High School. She was an avid reader and a member of the Calvary Assembly of God.

Born April 14, 1931 at Bossevain, VA, “Betty” as she was affectionately known, was the daughter of the late Sterling Davidson (1903-1983) and Della Mae Boone-Davidson (1908-1991) of Detroit, MI. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Bernard "Ralph" Campbell Sr. (1926-1991); a granddaughter, Donna Jo Campbell (Deceased); her brothers, James Davidson (Deceased) and Claude Elwood Davidson (1929-1985); and her sister, Dorothy Davidson-Bearre (Deceased).

She is survived by her children, Rosa JuAnn Campbell-McKinney (1949-2013) & friend Matt Mitchell, Bernard Ralph Campbell Jr. & wife Nancy Marie-Johnson-Campbell, Hoppy Campbell & wife Kathy Campbell, Dorothy Lorene Campbell-Roach & husband David Lewis Roach, Betty Jo Campbell-Miller & husband Tony Pete Miller, Robert "Jake" Campbell & wife Tina Louise Thornton-Cordell-Campbell, Randall "Randy" Sterling Campbell (1957-2018) & wife Cathy Jo Sloan-Campbell, and Della Sue Campbell & friend Kenny Daniels; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be held Saturday, February 18, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at the Calvary Assembly of God, 319 Sunset Drive, Beckley. Brother John Jordan and Brother George Mandacunis will be officiating. Committal services will follow in the Resthaven Memorial Park in Princeton
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Last Modified Jun 5, 2023Created Sep 25, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell, using Reunion for Macintosh
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