Mr. John Melvyn Campbell
Mr. John Melvyn Campbell, age 71, of Newnan, Ga., passed away Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. He was born in Atlanta on Dec. 22, 1940, to the late John B. and Lucille Leftwich Campbell. He was a retired civil engineer and served in the U.S. Army.
Mr. Campbell is survived by his wife, June Kelley Campbell of Newnan; children, John H. and Manda Campbell of Temple, GA, and Marla R. Campbell of Duluth, GA.; step-children, Paul and Leanne DeFoor of Temple, GA, and David Eskew and Melissa Rabold of Newnan, GA, Dan and Latisha Siggers of Bay Minette, AL; sisters, Marlene and Pete Sims of Litchfield Park, AZ and Martha Bradshaw of Oxford, GA.; fourteen grandchildren, nieces and nephews; and his faithful canine companion, Buster.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.mckoon.com .
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Sept. 13 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of McKoon Funeral Home. Rev. Ken Norton will officiate. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be held Wednesday, Sept. 12 from 6 until 8 p.m. at McKoon Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Georgia Baptist Children’s Home, P.O. Box 329, Palmetto, GA 30268 or to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2900 Rocky Point Dr., Tampa, FL 33607.
McKoon Funeral Home, 38 Jackson St., Newnan, GA 30263, 770-253-4580.

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