John A. Campbell

John Adolphus Campbell, 87, of Belton passed on to his heavenly home on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at Georgetown Nursing and Transitional Care Facility.

A Celebration of Life service for John will be held on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 10:00 AM at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton with H.K. Ballard officiating. Burial will follow at North Belton Cemetery in Belton.

John was born on January 31, 1939, in Belton to the late A.D. and Milady (Milek) Campbell. He was raised in Belton and attended schools in Holland and Rogers, TX. Shortly after graduation John signed on with Strongberg-Carlson as an installer of central office telephone equipment for locations all over the U.S. His entire career was spent in the telephone industry and went through numerous acquisitions and mergers of a variety of telephone companies such as Gulf States United Telephone, and Sprint. He married Maggie Corine Dragoo on May 27, 1959, in Temple, Tx and they were married for almost 45 years before her passing in 2004.

John had a lifelong love of fine woodworking, with a special passion for the classic wooden runabout boats liked featured in the movie On Golden Pond. What began with model boat kits at age 19 grew into a craft he refined throughout his life. He progressed from assembling kits to lofting, drafting, and scaling full-size boat plans to create finely detailed models. Each boat reflected his patience, craftsmanship, and love for the timeless beauty of wooden boats.

Mr. Campbell was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Corine in 2004; He is survived by his two sons, Charles Michael (Mike) Campbell and wife Deby, and John Thomas (Tommy) Campbell and wife Kim; five grandchildren Cable Campbell (Sierra Wright), Castle Beam (Jake Beam), Carson Campbell (Jessica Campbell), Coleman Campbell, Alaina Campbell; 6 great- grandchildren Coral Campbell, Cambria Campbell, Cheidi Campbell, Paisley Gangloff, Oaklynn Albillar, Walter Beam, Gwen Wright; two sisters Linda Veldman (Obie Veldman), Ann Campbell (Gary Morrell), and one brother Dan Campbell (Rhonda Campbell) and numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers are Cable Campbell, Carson Campbell, Coleman Campbell, Jake Beam, James Lagamarsino, Morely Campbell, Rory Heitsch, and Gilbert Castor.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to SPCA where John was life member.

A visitation for Mr. Campbell will be held on Sunday, October 25, 2026, from 5-7 PM at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton.