The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-01
COL. CAMP LAID TO REST
GREENWOOD CEMETARY

The services over the remains of
the late William Nelson Camp oc-
Cured Wednesday afternoon at two
thirty o'clock from the magnificent
home Of which he was so proud and
whose portals he is never again 20
enter.
A great many of the friends of
the deceased and his family gathered
at his home to pay last tribute of
respect to him whom they had es-
teemed SO highly in life and mourned
SO sincerely in death.
Rev. w. J. Chapman, of the
Baptist church conducted the short
and impressive funeral service assist
ed by DR.. w. H. Dodge, of the Presby-
terrain church, whose closing prayer
was a most beautiful and appealing
one. A Quartette of Messrs. c. S. CIl-
len, A. E. Gerig, d. S. Woodrow and
j. ]. Gerig sang two beautiful old
hymns, both of which were special
favorites of Col. Camp in life. They
sang these two songs most sweetly
and beautifully.
After the services at the house
were concluded a large number fol-
lowed the remains to Greenwood GEN.
etery, where tender hands laid them
away, where he will know no more
suffering nor pain, but where all will
be eternal joy and gladness.
The following friends acted as pail
bearers: Messrs. Frank Drake, j.
Carstens, C. S. Cullen, J. l.. Edwards,
F. B. Beckham, j. E. Chace, of this
city, Mr.. Jack Williams, of Citra, and
Mr. w. B. Taylor, of Gainesville.
The many floral offerings were con-
veyed to the cemetery in two wagons
and were magnificently beautiful.
Col Camp truly sleeps beneath a
wealth of fragrant and beautiful flow
ers.
Mr.. McIver was in charge of the
funeral and assisting him were Mr..
Sam Pyles and Mr.. McPhail McIver.
The body of Col. Camp was laid away
in a handsome bronze casket and
placed in vault.
The following relatives of the de-
ceased from away were present at his
funeral: Mrs. George F. Armstrong,
of Savannah, his oldest daughter, and
Mr. Armstrong; Miss Leta Camp, who
attends Sweet Briar college, in Vir-
ginia; his four brothers, Messrs. B. F.
Camp, of White Springs, P. D. Camp,
r. j. Camp and J. l.. Camp, of Frank
lin, Va, his nephew, Mr. Frank Camp,
Jr., of White Springs; his sister-in-
law, Mrs. P. D. Camp, Mrs. R. J. Camp
and Mrs. J. l.. Camp, and his cousin,
Mr.. R. J. Rawls, of Crystal River.
During the hour of the funeral the
business houses of the city closed ont
of respect to his memory.
In the death of Colonel Camp there
was removed from the field of his ac-
tivities one of the most enterprising,
progressive and resourceful citizens
Ocala has ever known. He seems to
have been born to big enterprises the
same as some men are born to poetry,
song and story. We remember taking
trip with him once and were de-
lightfully entertained by his general
observations and vivid portraiture of
Florida's future. He never passed a
prairie of any considerable size that
it did not instantly occur to him how
it could be drained and made to add
its quota to the general welfare If re
had been permitted to carry out his
plans Orange lake today would be
attracting as much attention as the
everglades and would be setting the
pace for that section in the production
of bountiful crops. At the time of
his death he had already formulated
schemes for the draining of Paine's
prairie, near Gainesville, and it was
to his genius that We are indebted
for the erection of the electric power
plant on the Withlachoochee river
which is destined to become a great
factor in the states development.
That such a man should be cut down
in the midst of his usefulness can
only be regarded as a public calamity
and it comes as a crushing blow to
our city.