Ed Camp

Published 3:30 pm Thursday, August 26, 2010

James Edwin Ed Camp, 86, of 328 Scrivens Rd., Tryon died Tuesday August 24, 2010 in Elgin, S.C.

Born in Spartanburg County, S.C., he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Camp Sr. He was the widower of Emily Huntsinger Camp, who died in 1989. Ed was a veteran of WWII, having served in the U.S. Army, and was a member of the Bryant Womack VFW, Mill Spring. He retired from Bigelow Sanford, Landrum, after 20 years of service and&bsp; was a member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church, Tryon.

Survivors include one daughter, Carolyn Coughman (Rick) of Elgin, S.C.; one grandson, Britt Fraser of Grass Valley, Calif.; one great grandson Josiah Fraser and one sister-in-law Georgia Pace (Bud) of Tryon.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 28, 2010 at McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon, with Rev. Jimmy Camp and Pastor Arthur Campbell officiating.

Burial will follow the service at Campobello Baptist Church Cemetery, Campobello, S.C. with military rites by the Polk Burial Squad.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, August 27, 2010 in the McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon, NC.

Memorials may be made to the Polk County Rescue Squad, 133 Walker Street, Columbus, N.C. 28722-9433.

An online guest register is available at www.mcfarlandfuneralchapel.com.

McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon.