Joseph DeCamp
August 15, 1917 — July 28, 2015
Joseph Andrew "Andy" DeCamp, 97, of Grover Hill, died Tuesday morning, July 28, 2015, at the Gardens of Paulding, Ohio.
He was born Aug. 15, 1917, in Latty Township, Paulding County, Ohio, to the late Susan (Gattshall) DeCamp and Joseph Franklin DeCamp.
His wife, Joyce (Yearling) DeCamp, survives of Paulding, Ohio.
Other survivors include children, Gary DeCamp of Apache Junction, Arizona, and Mary (Moe) Herman of Edgerton, Ohio, and grandchildren, Bruce (Christine) DeCamp, Teresa (Richard) Vondrak, Stephanie (Tim) Nubert, Kurt (Shelly) Herman, and Jamie (Libby) Herman.
He was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Marie DeCamp, brothers, William, Ernest, and Warren DeCamp, and sisters, Sarah Grunden, Esther Miller, Dellie Pucket, Ethel Long, Bessie Price, Grace Mosier, Lucy Adams, Velma DeCamp, and Florence Daniel.
He was a retired lifetime farmer and a member of the former Mt. Pleasant Church, Van Wert County, Ohio. Whether it was farming or helping keep the roads of Latty Township open, Andy was always willing to help anyone in need.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 31, 2015, at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory, Van Wert, Ohio. The Rev. Ron Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in Middle Creek Cemetery, Grover Hill.
Visitation will be from 9:30-11 a.m. Friday, July 31, 2015, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is Grover Hill Fire & E.M.S.
Condolences may be expressed at: www.alspachgearhart.com.