THOMAS HUMPHREYS CAMPBELL III

Thomas Humphreys Campbell, III, 79, of Ponce Inlet, FL died December 19, 2011. Born July 26, 1932 in Yazoo City, Mississippi, the eldest son of Thomas Humph-reys, Jr and Mary Frances Campbell. He graduated from the University of Mississippi with a degree in History and Political Science. Following graduation he served as a Captain in the United States Air Force. Upon completion of his military service, he returned to the University of Mississippi to earn a Juris Doctorate in Law. He was a partner of Campbell and Campbell in Yazoo City and was city attorney. At age 27 he was elected to the Mississippi State House of Representatives where he served for 20 years. Following his five terms as legislator he served as Mississippi's first State Fiscal Officer and then as Assistant Commissioner at the Institution of Higher Learning for the State of Mississippi. Thomas retired in 1992, settling in Ponce Inlet, Florida where he lived for the last 15 years. He served as a docent at the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse. He enjoyed cycling, water colors painting, and building model airplanes. Thomas was married to Phyllis Sellier Campbell for 49 years. He is survived by two sons: Thomas Humphreys Campbell IV and his wife Kathleen of Buford, GA and John Kachler Campbell, MD and his wife Christianna of Raleigh, North Carolina; and five grandchildren: Colin, Andrew, Stuart, Chloe and Caroline; a brother Bill Campbell and wife Margaret Graham of Virginia Beach, VA; and two sisters: Mary Bet Evans of Pascagoula, MS and Colleen and husband Richard Hatchett of Mobile, AL; also many cousins, nieces and nephews. In memory of Mr. Campbell, donations may be made to the "Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse" online at www:poncelighthousestore.org via the Tommy Campbell Memorial Fund or by mail to Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse at 4931 South Peninsula Drive, Ponce Inlet, FL 32127. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. Arrangements are under the careful direction of Baggett and Summers Funeral Home, 736 So. Beach St, Daytona Beach, FL 32114. Condolences may be shared with the family at www.lohmanfuneralhomes.com