John Edward Krampf Jr., 83, died Sunday, July 13, 2014, after a long illness. He was born July 5, 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri to the late John E. and Margaret Jeude Krampf. After serving in the US Marine Corps in the early 1950s, he worked for Goldsmith''s Department Store for 30 years. After his retirement from Goldsmith''s (now Macy''s), he worked for Sancor until his second retirement. He leaves his wife, Shirley Farmer Krampf, a daughter, Sharla Krampf Brechbill, and two sons, Robert Krampf and Gary Krampf. He also leaves four grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and a second great-grandchild due in August. Services will be 10:15 a.m., Thursday, July 17 at The Rotunda in West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery.

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