The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-28
WILLIAM NELSON CAMP

The city was saddened last night to
learn Of the death of Col W y. Camp,
which occurred at his home in the
southeastern part Of the city at els
o clock
Colonel Camp visited the fair on
Tuesday and Wednesday and Wednes-
day night suffered a severe attack OF
Indigestion and was compelled to re-
main in bed But on Saturday he was
so much improved that his daughter
Mrs Fitch. who had been in Ocala for
several weeks, returned to her home
On Sunday morning he sat up for
short while and was feeling SO much
better and in such cheerful spirits that
when a few moments later he sank into
a stupor his family were greatly
alarmed and sent for their Ocala ply
stefan and their former physician, DIR.
DePass of Gainesville, but on Sunday
night all hope Of his recovery was
abandoned. He was unconscious from
Sunday morning until his death.
Colonel Camp was born on farm
near Franklin, Virginia, sixty-four
years ago He sold il about the time
of the discovery of phosphate in Flor
ida and Immediately came here on
tour of inspection. He quickly grasped
it's possibilities and secured options on
properties rich in phosphate deposits
and at the time of his death was, per
haps, the largest phosphate operator
in Florida. His operations, however,
did not begin nor end here. Having
the most boundless faith in the future
of Florida he engaged in a multiple
ity of enterprises all of which prosper
ed under his management.
He bought large prairie lands IN
South Florida and was about to enter
upon draining a large body Of land in
Payne's prairie in Alachua county at
the time Of his death. He developed
an immense orange grove at 1stachatta
in fernando county and was enga ged
with his brothers in the milling busi-
ness and in the manufacture of brick.
! He erected large electric power
works at Roanoke. Va, and lived tC
| see the completion of the large electric
power plant on the Withlacoochee riv-
er which he originated and the COM
| pletion of which cost several hundred
| thousand dollars
| Colonel Camp and his family came tt
Ocala from Albion in Levy county
| about nine years ago. They at enct
identified themselves with the bushes:
and social affairs of our city, and there
have been few public matters to the
front since his arrival here that have
not felt the help and influence OF Col
onel Camp He was a most genial gen
tleman. treating all with simple
kindly courtesy that won and held thu
friendship OF all.
Colonel Camp reared a large famil,
of sons and daughters whom with hi
widow. who was Miss Texanna Gay. o
Suffolk, Va, survive him His fou
sons, Messrs. Clarence, Clifton, Jaci
and William Camp, all reside in thi
city. His daughters are Mrs. Georg
F. Armstrong. of Savannah, Mrs. Ed
ward. F Fitch, of Chicago, and Mis-
Leta Camp, who is student at swee
Briar College in Virginia. Colone
Camp is also survived by four brothers
Dr. B. F. Camp, of White Springs, an
Messrs. Paul D., Robert J. and Jane
Camp, and sister, Mrs. Jennie Norfiee'
all of Franklin. Va He also leave
ten grandchildren. The members o
the family were all summoned Monda
to his bedside and number of othe
relatives will arrive today and tomor
row when the arrangements FOR tn
funeral will be announced.
The funeral services will be con
Quoted from the residence at 2:30 to
morrow Wednesday afternoon, by Rev
J. D. Chapman. pastor of the Baptis
church, assisted by DR.. w H. Dodg'
pastor of the Presbyterian church. Tn
body will be laid to rest in Greenwoo
: cemetery in a vault which NcIver
? Nackay who have charge OF the fun
eral arrangements, had constructed te
r day.
: The pail bearers will be: Messr
t Frank Drake, J. Carstens, c. s. Cutler
/ lJ. r. Williams, J. E. Chace, Y. B. Tay
lor J. L. Edwards and F. B. Beckhan