Lloyd W. Camplong

Lloyd W. Camplong, age 100, went to his heavenly home Monday, April 10, 2006. He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Jean Short. Remaining to cherish his memory is his only child, a daughter, Linda Campe and her husband, Ernie. He was born February 13, 1906 and was the last remaining of five siblings born to James and Evalinda (Parsons) Camplong of Hudson, Quebec. He attended McGill University and spent his early career as a construction engineer for the engineering firm of Fraser Brace. In 1952, he moved to the U.S. to build a paper mill for Bowater Southern Corporation, who later employed him as manager of their purchasing and traffic department at their new plant, Bowater Carolina in Rock Hill, S.C. As a young man of 15, he received the Royal Humane Society Medal for Bravery for saving a boy from drowning. Lord Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts, personally pinned the medal on him. He is listed in the 16th edition of World Who's Who in Finance and Industry. His great love of the Lord led him to be actively involved in church work. He was licensed by the Assemblies of God and served as an associate pastor and an officer in the Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship in Charlotte, N.C. and Rock Hill, S.C. He enjoyed a very active prison ministry which he maintained until age 98. The funeral will be held at West End Assembly of God at 2 p.m. Friday, April 14. Private interment will be on Saturday. The family will receive friends at Bennett Funeral Home on West Broad, Thursday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. Friends may make donations in his memory to Ministry to Educate and Equip International, the ministry headed by his son-in-law, Ernest R. Campe.