Clay Campbell

John Clayton Campbell joined his Savior, Jesus Christ, in eternity on October 24, 2025. Clay, as most people knew him, was born August 2, 1964, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Wallace Campbell and Nancy Brown. He spent much of his childhood following his beloved grandfather, Elmer Brown, around the TCU (Texas Christian University) campus. Clay loved sailing boats in the campus’ frog pond and exploring the buildings and stadium. During the summers, he enjoyed traveling the country with his grandparents and learning numerous skills that he would later use to help so many others. When his little sister Elizabeth came along, he took her under his wing, teaching her such useful skills as driving a stick shift (when she was in third grade!) and how to change a tire. With a wickedly sharp sense of humor, he also convinced her she could slip down the drain as the bathtub emptied. As a lifelong lover of the outdoors, Clay enjoyed the latter part of his childhood living in Midlothian, Texas, especially caring for his horses. Clay had a special gift with animals and could calm even the most temperamental ones with his gentle spirit. While in fifth grade in Midlothian, Clay encountered a fourth grader named Brook Dyer. Though he wouldn’t know it until several years later, Brook had eyes only for him and would soon become the love of his life. In 1982, Brook prayed they would fall madly in love and get married. On December 17, 1988, that prayer was answered, and the two never looked back. Clay attended TCU and worked as a football equipment manager in the same athletic program his beloved grandfather, “Mr. Brown,” had run. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in 1988, and worked hard in a few different fields, spending the last twenty years at Lockheed Martin. Brook and Clay had three boys together–Cody Brown, Luke Stevenson, and Samuel Clayton. As the boys grew, their beloved father shared with them his love for the outdoors, taking them hunting and fishing, as well as passing on to them his vast knowledge of how to fix anything from plumbing to cars and even laying new floors. Friends and family would often seek him out for help, and if he could, Clay would show up. To those who knew him, it seemed there wasn’t anything Clay Campbell couldn’t fix. Though Clay was six feet tall and seemed larger than life, he preferred to stay behind the scenes, quietly offering love to others by cooking amazing meals or doing acts of service. In the last few years, he could be spotted at church helping Brook decorate for events or playing with his two adored grandchildren. Whatever you needed, Clay would usually say, “I’ve got this,” and it would get done. And if you listened closely enough, he’d make you laugh while doing it with his sharp wit. Clay was so many things–a gentle giant, a dog whisperer, a Mr. Fixit, a loving husband, father, son, son-in-law, grandfather, uncle, brother, and so much more. We were all blessed by him more than we will know. He is survived by his wife of thirty-six years, Brook; his three sons and two daughter-in-laws: Cody and Rachel Campbell, Luke and Ana Campbell, and Sam Campbell; two beloved grandchildren, Adelyn and Atlas; sister Elizabeth and her husband Mike; father Wallace; brother-in-law Brandon and his wife Jennifer; along with various aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and a great niece. We are grateful for the certainty we have in eternal life, and that because of the redemption and grace given to us by Jesus’ sacrificial death on our behalf, death is not the end for those in Christ. We will see Clay again soon, and we know the moment he breathed his last here on earth, his faith became sight. Until eternity, Clay.

Clay Campbell

August 2, 1964 - October 24, 2025