Dr. Orman Clarence Campbell, 96, of Henderson passed away Monday evening, Aug. 1, 2022 at the Tennessee State Veterans Home in Humboldt. Funeral services were 2 p.m. Thursday at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Crook Avenue Chapel with Bro. Joey Edwards and Bro. Keith Brown officiating. Burial followed in Henderson City Cemetery. The family received friends at Crook Avenue from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday and from noon-2 p.m. Thursday. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials or honorariums be made in his name to the Chester County Lions Club Vision Program to help with eye care exams and eye wear for the underprivileged.
He married Maerene Gary of Milledgeville in 1947, and his first practice was in Bristol and later in Dresden before moving to Henderson in 1953 to open Orman Campbell, O.D. Office of Optometrists.
He served as a Chester County Commissioner and was very instrumental in getting East and West Chester Elementary Schools built. He served 69 years in the Chester County Lions Club. He also served as chairman of Governor Winfield Dunn’s Committee to Employ the Handicapped.
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