Cover photo for James Campfield, Sr.'s Obituary
James Campfield, Sr. Profile Photo
1929 James 2019

James Campfield, Sr.

December 13, 1929 — September 14, 2019

Emblem

James “Jake” Walter Campfield, Sr., age 89, of Wiseman Street, Mooresboro, died Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Jake was born December 13, 1929 in Rutherford County to the late Odell Campfield and Mattie Smart Campfield. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served honorably during the Korean War. Jake worked for Burlington Industries for forty-seven years until retirement. He was a faithful member New Bethel Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and on the building and grounds committee. Jake loved to go camping, travelling and the outdoors.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two wives, Martha Jane Campfield and Virginia Branch Campfield; one son, Jimmy Campfield and two brothers, Thomas Campfield and Charles Campfield.

Those left to cherish his memory include his son, Dennis Campfield (Kathy) of Boiling Springs, NC; three sisters-in-law, Atrice “Red” Thompson, Freida Campfield and Peggy Campfield; daughter-in-law, Cindy Campfield of Ellenboro; three grandchildren, Russ Campfield (Crystal), Scott Campfield (Kelly Yelton) and Christy Bailey (Daniel); two step-sons, Junior Branch (Peggy) of Six Points and Chris Branch (Myra) of Harris. He is also survived by numerous great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be conducted at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with Reverend Greg Qualls officiating. Interment will follow at Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery with the Rutherford County Honor Guard providing military honors. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home.

Memorial donations are requested to Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC28043.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of James Campfield, Sr., please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Monday, September 16, 2019

6:00 - 8:00 pm (Eastern time)

Harrelson Funeral & Cremation Services

1251 US-221, Rutherfordton, NC 28139

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Funeral Service

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Starts at 12:00 pm (Eastern time)

Harrelson Funeral & Cremation Services

1251 US-221, Rutherfordton, NC 28139

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Interment

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Starts at 1:00 pm (Eastern time)

Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery

1743 Chase High Rd, Forest City, NC 28043

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 40

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree