James Floyd Campbell passed away on Feb 21,2024 in Denton, TX where he was a long-time resident. Jim was born in Dallas, TX on Dec. 11, 1949, son of Herbert and Venia Campbell. He attended North Dallas High School where he graduated in 1967 after which he continued studies at Dallas Baptist University.
Although he excelled at track and basketball while at North Dallas High School and at basketball with Dallas Baptist, his lifelong passion was golf, with an occasional trip to the casinos to try and introduce himself to “Lady Luck”. This pursuit was frequently combined with golf trips with good friends.
Jim was the founder and owner of the West Prairie Street Pub in Denton, TX for over 30 years. In that capacity, he hosted and entertained thousands of Denton and other north Texas residents; many of whom became lifelong friends. In his later years, he traded in his bar towel for a golf towel and joined Texas Women’s University as a groundskeeper where he could be paid for pursuing his passion.
Jim was preceded in death by his sister Julia Ann Campbell, his father Herbert Parsons Campbell Sr., and his mother Venia Ann Floyd Campbell. He is survived by his brother Herbert P. Campbell Jr as well as nieces Suzanne Lea Howard and Natalie Ann Fairbanks as well as great nieces Brittani Howard and Campbell Fairbanks and great nephew Logan Rex Campbell Howard.
Funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, March 10, 2024 in the Chapel East of Hillcrest Mausoleum, with committal entombment to follow immediately.
In lieu of flowers, his family would request a donation in Jim’s behalf be made to the American Heart Association.
