Larry Irvin Campbell, 74, of Walls, MS, died Thursday, May 19, 2022 at Baptist Hospital Desoto. Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Williams & Lord Funeral Home in Ruleville, MS, with visitation 11 a.m. until service time. Burial will be in Drew Cemetery.

Mr. Campbell was born August 6, 1947 in Sunflower County to Ben Ervin Campbell and Bernice Vernon Campbell. He was of the Baptist faith.  He was a graduate of Drew High School and retired from Overnite Transportation. He served in the Army National Guard. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, cooking, gardening, and spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Cathy Michele Campbell, his parents, and his beloved dog, Tojo.

He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Cynthia Gale Steadman Campbell of Walls; daughter, Melanie Scruggs (Jeremy) of Nesbit, MS; son, Mark Campbell (Shannon) of Coldwater, MS; brothers, Gale Campbell (Betty) of New Albany, MS, and Jerry Campbell (Shirley) of Rosedale, MS; sisters, Gleniece Beach of Drew, MS, and Johnnie Roberts (Bernice) of Pearl, MS; five grandchildren, Nikki, Maygan, Maci, Layton, and Addyson; and one great-grandchild, Lilly Kate.

Pallbearers will be Sidney Beach, Wesley Beach, Allen Roberts, Todd Campbell, Mitch Campbell, and William Doty. Honorary Pallbearers will be Terrell Black, and Steve Wingo.

Military Rites will be by Keesler-Hamrick-Gillespie American Legion Post 29.

Memorials may be made to IPF, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation

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