Dean Camp, 84 of Marshall, formally of Paris, passed away peacefully in hospice at the Marshall Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Marshall on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, after a long term blood condition known as MDS and recent heart ailments. He was preceded in death by his parents, Albert "Sport" and Louise, and a brother, L. Dale of North Carolina, formerly of Kansas. He is survived by his wife of 35 years: Shirley (Rund) Camp of Marshall; his adult children: Tami and Jeffrey Dean "JD"; also Dean and Shirley's daughter: Charla (Tommy) Presley of Texas, Valerie Griffith of Marshall, and Randy (Tina) Porter of Chrisman; his brother: Don "Red", his uncle Frank (Clella) Camp of Paris; along with several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, several cousins, nieces and nephews.

Not only was Dean a farmer, he also retired from the Illinois Cereal Mills/Cargill  after 40 years, continued to work seasonally for Crop Production, Effingham Equity, and among others in the area until turning 83. Many might remember him as one of the few in the area that sheared their sheep. Dean was a long time and active member of the 1 ^st United Methodist Church, as well as the, AFL/CIO Grain Millers Union 115.

A visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at Stewart and Carroll Funeral Home in Paris, Illinois; with a funeral service to follow at 12:00 p.m. Dean's wishes were to be cremated, with burial at a later date in Embarrass Cemetery.

The family requests blood donations during this critical time of shortages to an American Red Cross blood drive near you. Find out more at www.redcrossblood.org

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