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Web-posted Thursday, August 26, 2004
Curtis B. Camp
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Curtis B. Camp: 1914-2004
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Curtis B. Camp, 90, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2004.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Southwest Church of Christ with Glen Walton and
Jerry C. Lawlis officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Memorial Park
Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40.
Mr. Camp was born to John Wesley and Mary Odessa Camp on May 11, 1914, in Stringtown. The
family later moved to Quanah where Curtis was raised, educated and graduated from Quanah
High School. He attended college at Abilene Christian University, Freed-Hardeman, West
Texas State University and Eastern New Mexico University. A gospel preacher all of his
life, Camp preached his first sermon on Feb. 26, 1930, at the age of 16. His evangelistic
work led him to many places in Oklahoma, Texas, Idaho, California, Oregon, New Mexico,
South Dakota, Colorado, Louisiana, and Kansas as well as to Canada and Europe.
His first local work was Davidson, Okla. He soon moved to Grandfield, Okla., where after a
few months, he married Sylvia Butler on April 7, 1936. Following Grandfield, he preached
at Comanche, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma City and Elk City, all in Oklahoma.
The family later moved to Amarillo, Tulia, Dallas, Big Spring and finally back to
Amarillo. Camp preached for a total of 66 years. While in Amarillo, he visited the
hospitals twice each week, which resulted in sharing comfort and strength with hundreds of
friends and new acquaintances from all over the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma.
Mr. Camp was the author of three books, "Preach the Word" and "These Things
Speak," both sermon outline books, and "Romans, A Commentary."
Literally thousands of individuals began their Christian walk because of the teaching and
preaching of Curtis Camp. Many more thousands have been blessed as he presided over a
multitude of weddings and funerals.
He was preceded in death by both parents; his wife; three brothers, James Camp, Buster
Camp and Arlis Camp; and a sister, Faye McSpadden.
Survivors include a daughter, Gail Stubbs and husband, Ron, of Amarillo; two sons, Lynn
Camp and wife, Barbara, and Paul Camp and wife, Donna, all of Amarillo; nine
grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to High Plains Children's Home, P.O. Box 7448,
Amarillo, TX 79114 or to Eastern European Mission, P.O. Box 90755, Houston, TX 77290.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 26, 200