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1919
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2005
Arthur Camplain Obituary
Funeral: 1 p.m. Friday at First Church of the Nazarene, 1516 W. Pioneer Parkway, Arlington. Burial: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the First Church of the Nazarene.
Memorials: Donations in Arthur's memory may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 8111 LBJ Frwy., Suite 425, Dallas, Texas 75251, Attn: Light the Night-Fort Worth, In memory of Ott; or the National Alliance for Autism Research, 6380 LBJ Frwy., Suite #280, Dallas, Texas 75240.
Arthur was born June 15, 1919, in Wilson, Okla., to Idabelle and Rice Camplain. A four-time cancer survivor, he passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family.
On Sept. 13, 1939, he married CeCile Maybell Dowdle, and they were blessed with three children. He was employed at AE Camplain Contracting, which he owned and operated before retiring at the age of 52. He resided in Arlington for over 30 years, was a Mason, and attended the First Church of the Nazarene for over 20 years. Arthur enjoyed woodworking, reading, and had a passion for fishing and being outdoors.
A loving father, tender and kind, what a beautiful memory he left behind.
Survivors: Wife of 65 years, Cecile M. Camplain of Arlington; daughters, Margean Carman and husband, William, of Arlington, Bobbie Marie Gilbert and husband, James, of Murrieta, Calif.; son, Stephen Camplain and wife, Margaret, of Port Orange, Fla.; sisters, Arlene Silver of Mountain Home, Ark., Evelyn Dowdle of Moriarty, N.M., and Mildred Fisher of Recklaw, Texas; grandchildren, Karrie Cuevas, Sharon Carman, Marni DeLucia, Craig Camplain, Jodi Gilbert, Doug Carman, Amy Burchfield and Greg Gilbert; and great-grandchildren, Caitlin Camplain, John Terrell Cuevas, Joshua Burchfield, Meg Tipton, Sam Burchfield, Jacob Cuevas, Kyle Gilbert, Peyton Carman and Carly DeLucia.
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Scott Williams
June 25, 2005
Dear CeCile, Linda and I just found out today, Saturday, that Ott passed away. We will contact you by conventional means, too. Ott was a dear, salt of the earth man, and we thought the world of him and you too.
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