Gustavus Campbell Obituary Transcribed from a clipping with no source listed and a handwritten date of May 7 or 9, 1905. Clipping from loose scrapbook pages from the home of Zalame Brashear Cottrell. Likely belonged to Mrs. Cottrell's mother, Della Campbell Brashear. Clipping in the possession of, and transcription by Thana White Cottrell, 18 April 2001 DEATH OF ONE ALMOST A CENTENARIAN Mr. Gustavus Campbell, one of the oldest residents in this city, died yesterday Afternoon at half past five o'clock at his home 1114 Denver avenue, Rivermont. Mr. Campbell was born in Amherst county November 21, 1808, and was therefore 96 years 5 months and 17 days old. Most of his life he had lived near Castle Craig, in Campbell county, but moved to this city about two years ago. He was above the age limit for the Confederate army, but lost several sons in the war. For the past 12 years he had been an invalid. He was twice married, his second wife, who was Miss Mary Horton, having preceded him to the grave in 1871. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Fannie Lindsay, Misses Margaret and Mildred Campbell, of Rivermont, and one son, Mr. L. G. Campbell, of Lumberton, Mississippi. The remains will be interred at Lamb's Chapel, near Castle Craig, of which deceased was long a prominent Member. ________________________________________________________________________