Dave Junior Campbell

Dave Junior Campbell’s mischievous personality came into the world on July 5, 1933, in Mesa, Arizona, the fourth child of 11 siblings born to Dave and Geneva Campbell. In the mid-1940s, his family moved to the Columbia Basin to work the irrigation project, where he attended Moses Lake High School and ran the mile in under four minutes; you didn’t run from Dad for any reason. He worked in his father’s repair shop to help support his family after his dad was injured. He graduated from Moses Lake High School in 1953, then served two tours for his country.

Dave had the honor of loving three ladies in his life, had three children and welcomed two more into the family. He loved going on trips to see family and friends. He enjoyed the lifelong friendships of Martha and Jim Love, as well as Roselee and Cecil Procter.

He was the owner/operator of a Signal gas station and garage in Moses Lake. Dave was employed by Boyle’s Chevrolet, Beeline Frame and Axle and Grant County PUD and was a bus driver assistant for the MLSD. Dave dedicated time in the pursuit of trinkets lost on the roadside and found while working for Marge Flagging. Dave loved to take things apart to figure out how they worked and could fix anything he put his mind to.

Dave drove tow trucks and participated in demolition derbies. He enjoyed stock car racing and was loved by his No. 34 adoring fans. Dave spent as much of his free time as he could enjoying the great outdoors, rock hunting, hiking, camping, hunting, gold panning, dredging and going to Alaska.

Dave liked to introduce kids to the great outdoors. He was a Scout leader for several years and supported Civil Air Patrol cadet events, Girl Scouts, 4-H and FFA. He attended concerts, drill team competitions and baseball games. Given the chance, Dave would stick a fishing pole in the hands of anyone who would hold still and no small effort was made to change the world with his bad dad jokes.

Dave’s smile and sense of humor stayed with him as he passed, surrounded by love, into the arms of family waiting on the other side.

Dave is waiting for us by the river with Dave P. and Geneva Campbell; wife Betty Jane Gleed; wife Virginia Bohanan and sisters Mae Hammond, Faye Peek, Stella Phillips, Doris Campbell and Breann LeFave.

They are waiting for his wife Judy Cook Campbell; his daughters Vicky (Gordon) LeFave of Moses Lake, Denise (Brian) Eddie of Moses Lake and MaLisha (Joseph) Wilson of Selah; sons Vern (Sue) Campbell of Moses Lake and David L. Campbell of South Carolina; grandchildren Amanda LeFave, Amanda (Ron) Rollins, Nichole (Jason) Reed, Cameron (Krystal) LeFave, Andrew (Kelsie) Eddie, Shawkaree (James Jr.) Mattson, Joseph (Sidnee) Alaniz, Davie, Jennifer Campbell, Alana Delaney. Heather (Darin) Alling of Ephrata and Jasson (Atheena) Meling; sisters and brothers Catherine Parrack, Barbara Hufford, Johnny, George, Fred and James Campbell and 16 great-grandchildren.

Dad, could you paint the sunset a little brighter, please?

A memorial service will be held Thursday, Aug. 12, at 1 p.m. at Kayser’s Chapel of Memories.

Please express your thoughts and memories at www.kayserschapel.com. Arrangements are under the care of Kayser’s Chapel of Memories of Moses Lake, Washington.