John Campton

John "Jack" J. Campton, 74, Mifflinburg

John "Jack" Joseph Campton, 74, of 25 Market St., Mifflinburg, from 2000 to 2007, entered into rest at 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 15, 2011, at Kramm Nursing Home, Watsontown, where he had been a resident since February 4, 2008.

He was born March 6, 1936, in Shamokin, a son of the late Charles Durant and Ann Elizabeth (Simmonds) Campton.

Jack was a 1954 graduate of St. Edwards High School, Shamokin.

He honorably served in the US Navy, as a medic, from 1954 until his honorable discharge in 1961.

Jack was employed from 1985 to 1999 by Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (P.H.E.A.A.). Earlier in life, he was employed as a Laboratory Technician at the Rutland Hospital, Rutland, Vermont, for 7 years, and Holy Spirit Hospital, Harrisburg.

He was formerly a member of the St. Edwards Catholic Church, Shamokin.

Jack was a member of the Mifflinburg American Legion Post 410.

Funeral arrangements will be conducted privately at the convenience of Jack's family.

Funeral arrangements by Roupp Funeral Home, Inc., 8594 Old Turnpike Rd., Mifflinburg.

Service Details

private family service

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