Wayne D. Kamp
Wayne D. Kamp, 80, Akron, died at 9:49 a.m. Friday, July 3, 2015, at Parkview Wabash Hospital after being hospitalized since Wednesday, July 1, 2015.
He was born Aug. 28, 1934, in Akron, to Walter and Lola (Wright) Kamp and was raised by C. Everett “Red” and Elsie Dague Clark.
He married the former Isabelle Funk on Sept. 27, 1952, in the Athens EUB parsonage. She survives.
He was a farmer and a carpenter/millwright where he was in the union. He also was a seed corn salesman.
He started out collecting old farm machinery and it turned into Kamp Salvage. His favorite thing was to go to farm auctions and ride around on the golf cart talking and bidding with his favorite reserved number 16. Everyone at the sales were always looking for “Wimpy” which was the nickname he got from eating hamburgers. He was a member of the Echoes of the Past Power Show and attended the Olive Branch Church of God of Roann, where he was known as the door greeter. Wayne enjoyed going fishing with his family and friends and in earlier years he loved participating in tractor pulls as “Ollie” with his Oliver 77. He enjoyed going out to eat all over the area and he never met a stranger.
Additional survivors include sons: Dennis L. and wife Linda Kamp, New Carlisle; Steven Wayne and wife Tracy Kamp, Akron; Franklin H. and wife Linda Kamp, Akron; Andrew J. and wife Lori Kamp, Kewanna; daughter: Rebecca Sue and husband Mark Powell, Macy; 24 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; brother: Wendell D. Kamp, Harlingen, Texas; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death grandsons: Jonathan H. “Popper” Kamp and Wyatt Clarke Davis; sister: Francis Rosseau; and brothers – Myron Rex and Lester Kamp
Visitation is 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, at Hartzler Funeral Home, 305 W. Rochester St., Akron, where funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 8. Pastor Jeff Summer will officiate and burial will be in Athens Cemetery, Athens.
Memorial Contributions to: Athens Cemetery or the Akron Lions Club