LARNED — Lawrence Eugene Campbell, 82, died Nov. 24, 2017 at Diversicare of Larned. Born Nov. 29, 1934 in Larned, he was the son of Lawrence Edward and Alice Marie Phillips Campbell. A lifetime area resident, he was the Administrative Assistant and lived at Beckwith Mortuary for 44 years.
He was a member of the Larned United Methodist Church and Ash Valley Grange. He was part of a quartet at Hutchinson Community College from 1953 - 1955 where he sang in the movie Picnic; he also sang in the church choir, and 1,778 funerals from 1958 – 2002. Survivors include his two sisters, Carolyn Duncan, Larned and Marie Post, Spearfish, South Dakota. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Marvin Campbell.
Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Beckwith Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Bethann Black presiding. Visitation will be 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the mortuary. Interment will be in the Pawnee Rock Cemetery, Pawnee Rock, Kansas.
Memorials may be given to the Larned United Methodist Church in care of Beckwith Mortuary, P.O. Box 477, Larned, KS 67550. Personal condolences may be left at www.beckwithmortuary.com.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Beckwith Mortuary*
P.O. Box 477,
Larned, KS 67550
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune Nov. 26, 2017