Grant Campbell
Montpelier Examiner, Friday, 26 November 1915, page 1
PIONEER
Grant Campbell, aged 87 one of the earliest pioneers of Bear Lake
county, died last Saturday night at 7:30 at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
William Harmon, at Lewiston, Utah of acute diabetes. The remains were brought
from Lewiston to Montpelier Tuesday afternoon and from here were taken overland
to Fairview, Wyoming for interment.
Mr. Campbell was a native of Pennsylvania, having been born there on June 7, 1838. He came to Utah in the early 50s and was one of the pioneers of the hand cart brigade. Mr. Campbell remained in Utah until 1864, when he came to Bloomington, and the next year moved to the present site of Montpelier, being one of the first three settlers here. He remained here until 1882 at which time he moved to Star Valley and established until the time of his death.
In the early days, Mr. Campbell was captain of a company of settlers that was formed in Bear Lake valley for mutual protections against the Indians, and during the arduous days of the 60's and 70's put in much of his time on scout duty, devoting it to the protection of his neighbors. He has always been closely identified in the development of Eastern Idaho and western Wyoming and continued steadfastly in the Mormon faith since his advent to the west.
Mr. Campbell was the father of twenty-two children, thirteen of whom are now living and he is survived by numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Mr. Campbell was on a visit to his daughter, Mrs. Harmon at Lewiston when he was suddenly taken ill which resulted in his death three days later. The remains were accompanied to Montpelier by two sons, John H Campbell of Western, Idaho and William E Campbell of Shoshone, Idaho and a daughter Mrs. Olive Wilson of Huntsville, Utah. Several relative in Montpelier are left to mourn him, the nearest of whom is a granddaughter, Mrs. Joseph Bagley.
Upon leaving Montpelier the body was accompanied by several of the deceased's near relatives on the long drive to Fairview, where they will take part in the solemn rites over one who gained the respect of all who knew him and who leaves a place that it will be hard to fill.