West Branch, Iowa Billy Dean Campion, 78, formerly of Tipton, died Friday April 6, 2012 at his home. Funeral service will be held 10:30 A.M. Tuesday April 10, 2012 at the Henderson-Barker Funeral Home in West Branch. Visitation will be held Monday from 4 to 8 P.M. at the funeral home. Burial with military honors will be in the West Branch Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established. Billy was born November 4, 1933 near Solon, Iowa the son of Earl L. and Bessie L. Stimmel Campion. He was a graduate of West Branch High School in the Class of 1952. He served in the United States Army from 1953-1955. On December 20, 1953 Billy was united in marriage to Janet Lea Irey, she died in 1996. He later married Carolyn Woody on November 9, 1996 in Tipton. He had moved to Tipton in 1963 where he had spent many years farming in the area and serving for 20 years as a Cedar County Supervisor. He returned to West Branch in 2009. He was a member of the Tipton Moose Lodge and Tipton Lions Club as well as the Chauncey Butler American Legion Post #514 in West Branch. He enjoyed playing cards, meeting new people and talking to old friends. He loved Cedar County and serving as a county supervisor. Survivors include his wife Carolyn Campion of West Branch. Two children: Kirt (Cindy) Campion of Lisbon and Lori (Greg) Sebers of Clarence. Two sisters: Kathleen Walenta of Iowa City and Cheryl (Allen) Campion Binggeli of Iowa City; Two brothers: Leland (Kathryn) Campion of Wellman and Gerald (Linda) Campion of Iowa City. 11 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren also survive. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Janet, and two brothers James and Richard.