Brig. Gen. William Franklin Campbell, 72, U. S. Army (Retired) of Alexandria, Va. and formerly of Arlington, Va.  died suddenly Saturday, November 28, 1964 at DeWitt Army Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. 

Brig. Gen. Campbell was born February 7, 1892 in Olney, Ill. a son of William Johnson Campbell and Mary Ellen Krichbaum Campbell. He was a W.W. I and W.W. II Army Veteran, serving 55 years.

He is the beloved husband of Virginia (Daugherty) Campbell; father of Mrs. Frances C. Morris, Jericho, Long Island, N.Y.; Lt. Col. Edwin R. Campbell, U.S. Army, Ft. Monroe, Va. and William F. Campbell, Jr. of Alexandria, Va; brother of David J. Campbell, Rockford, Ill.  Also surviving are three grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his first wife, Joy Ridgely Campbell in 1947 and his parents.

Services at Arlington Funeral Home, Arlington, Va. with interment in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.

Evening Star (Washington, D.C.) – Monday, November 30, 1964