Joseph Camps Sr.
Joseph Camps Sr. of Gainesville died Wednesday at hos home. He was 68.
Elder Camps was a pastor at Newnan's Lake Church of God by Faith for 33 years and previously pastored at several other churches is the Gainesville area.
Elder Camps was also a retired maintenance superindendent.
Born in Jonesville, he was a life-long resident of the Gainesville area.
Elder Camps was a chairman of the National Examining Board of Ministers Church of God by Faith Inc.
He served on the Department of Corrections Prison Ministry and the Santa Fe Corrections Advisory Board.
Survivors include his wife, Sarah E. McKnight Camps of Gainesville; four sons, Joseph Camps Jr. of Tallahassee and Calvin Camps, Waldon Camps and Steven Camps, all of Gainesville; five daughters, Carolyn Cowan of Venice, Cheryl Green and Karen Alford, both of Gainesville, Judith Matthews of Birmingham, Ala., and Jequeline Lewis of Hampton, Va.; two brothers, Bishop Walter Camps and John Camps, both of Gainesville; three sisters, Jessie McKnight, Pearl Sanders and Janie Sanford, all of Gainesville; and 22 grandchildren.
The funeral for Elder Joseph Camps Sr. will be at 9 a.m. Sunday at the Performing Arts Center at the University of Florida.
A burial service will immediately follow at Newnan's Lake Cemetery off NE 39th Avenue Gainesville.
(Published in The Gainesville Sun Jan 23, 1999)
Joseph Camps Sr. of Gainesville died Wednesday at hos home. He was 68.
Elder Camps was a pastor at Newnan's Lake Church of God by Faith for 33 years and previously pastored at several other churches is the Gainesville area.
Elder Camps was also a retired maintenance superindendent.
Born in Jonesville, he was a life-long resident of the Gainesville area.
Elder Camps was a chairman of the National Examining Board of Ministers Church of God by Faith Inc.
He served on the Department of Corrections Prison Ministry and the Santa Fe Corrections Advisory Board.
Survivors include his wife, Sarah E. McKnight Camps of Gainesville; four sons, Joseph Camps Jr. of Tallahassee and Calvin Camps, Waldon Camps and Steven Camps, all of Gainesville; five daughters, Carolyn Cowan of Venice, Cheryl Green and Karen Alford, both of Gainesville, Judith Matthews of Birmingham, Ala., and Jequeline Lewis of Hampton, Va.; two brothers, Bishop Walter Camps and John Camps, both of Gainesville; three sisters, Jessie McKnight, Pearl Sanders and Janie Sanford, all of Gainesville; and 22 grandchildren.
The funeral for Elder Joseph Camps Sr. will be at 9 a.m. Sunday at the Performing Arts Center at the University of Florida.
A burial service will immediately follow at Newnan's Lake Cemetery off NE 39th Avenue Gainesville.
(Published in The Gainesville Sun Jan 23, 1999)
Joseph Camps Sr.
Joseph Camps Sr. of Gainesville died Wednesday at hos home. He was 68.
Elder Camps was a pastor at Newnan's Lake Church of God by Faith for 33 years and previously pastored at several other churches is the Gainesville area.
Elder Camps was also a retired maintenance superindendent.
Born in Jonesville, he was a life-long resident of the Gainesville area.
Elder Camps was a chairman of the National Examining Board of Ministers Church of God by Faith Inc.
He served on the Department of Corrections Prison Ministry and the Santa Fe Corrections Advisory Board.
Survivors include his wife, Sarah E. McKnight Camps of Gainesville; four sons, Joseph Camps Jr. of Tallahassee and Calvin Camps, Waldon Camps and Steven Camps, all of Gainesville; five daughters, Carolyn Cowan of Venice, Cheryl Green and Karen Alford, both of Gainesville, Judith Matthews of Birmingham, Ala., and Jequeline Lewis of Hampton, Va.; two brothers, Bishop Walter Camps and John Camps, both of Gainesville; three sisters, Jessie McKnight, Pearl Sanders and Janie Sanford, all of Gainesville; and 22 grandchildren.
The funeral for Elder Joseph Camps Sr. will be at 9 a.m. Sunday at the Performing Arts Center at the University of Florida.
A burial service will immediately follow at Newnan's Lake Cemetery off NE 39th Avenue Gainesville.
(Published in The Gainesville Sun Jan 23, 1999)
Joseph Camps Sr. of Gainesville died Wednesday at hos home. He was 68.
Elder Camps was a pastor at Newnan's Lake Church of God by Faith for 33 years and previously pastored at several other churches is the Gainesville area.
Elder Camps was also a retired maintenance superindendent.
Born in Jonesville, he was a life-long resident of the Gainesville area.
Elder Camps was a chairman of the National Examining Board of Ministers Church of God by Faith Inc.
He served on the Department of Corrections Prison Ministry and the Santa Fe Corrections Advisory Board.
Survivors include his wife, Sarah E. McKnight Camps of Gainesville; four sons, Joseph Camps Jr. of Tallahassee and Calvin Camps, Waldon Camps and Steven Camps, all of Gainesville; five daughters, Carolyn Cowan of Venice, Cheryl Green and Karen Alford, both of Gainesville, Judith Matthews of Birmingham, Ala., and Jequeline Lewis of Hampton, Va.; two brothers, Bishop Walter Camps and John Camps, both of Gainesville; three sisters, Jessie McKnight, Pearl Sanders and Janie Sanford, all of Gainesville; and 22 grandchildren.
The funeral for Elder Joseph Camps Sr. will be at 9 a.m. Sunday at the Performing Arts Center at the University of Florida.
A burial service will immediately follow at Newnan's Lake Cemetery off NE 39th Avenue Gainesville.
(Published in The Gainesville Sun Jan 23, 1999)
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