David W. Campbell

David W. Campbell

CORNELL — David W. Campbell, age 90, of Cornell, passed away Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019 at Bishop Noa Home in Escanaba. He was born on Nov. 13, 1928 to Wallace and Dorothy (Michau) Campbell in Escanaba. David grew up on the family farm in Woodlawn (Cornell area). He attended the Woodlawn one room school through eighth grade and graduated from Escanaba High School in 1946. Following graduation, David worked on the family farm and in the woods until he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1953. David was employed by the Michigan Bell Telephone Company in Escanaba as a switchman for 35 years, retiring in 1991. He married the former Ruth Johnson on Oct. 20, 1962 in Escanaba. He built their home in Cornell in 1963 and lived there until 2014 when they moved to Escanaba. David and Ruth were longtime residents of Cornell. He liked working in the yard, growing a vegetable garden, and tinkering/fixing things. David enjoyed spending time in the woods, deer and partridge hunting, and driving and working with his “Farmall H” tractor. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Escanaba.