The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., December 17, 1987, page 14

RUDOLPH J. CAMP

     Rudolph J. Camp, a resident of the White Salmon area for 75 years, died Friday, Dec. 11, in White Salmon after a long illness. He was 77.
     He was born Feb. 25, 1910 to John A. and Celia (Robertson) Camp in Cape Giradeaux, Mo. The family moved to the White Salmon area when he was two years old. In 1938, Mr. Camp married Lois M. West.
     Mr. Camp was employed as a carpenter and served as a volunteer firemen. He was a member of the Columbia Gorge Rockhounds club of Corbett, Ore., and belonged to the Square Dance Club.
     A feature story in the Oct. 1966 Ruralite magazine revealed that he was a well-known "rock-hound" of this region and shared the hobby of faceting gem stones into jewels with his wife, Lois. The Camps also shared an interest in botany. Mr. Camp, though he never received a degree in the field, assisted by Dr. James Slater of the University of Puget Sound in making a graphy of Cascade Range ferns.
     Mr. Camp's interest in plants dated back to his childhood. His mother was an avid gardener and he began collecting and domesticating native ferns and flowering plants while still in school. He later became acquainted with the work of Wilhelm N. Suksdorf, the noted botanist who collected, studied and classified the varied vegetation of the Columbia Gorge and rugged Cascade range.
     The study of Suksdorf's notes stirred Mr. Camp to ascertain whether ferns reported by him were still in existence. He collected these and other flowering plants and put them on display in his personal gardens.
     Mr. Camp is survived by his wife, Lois of White Salmon; sons of Damon and Joe, both of White Salmon; daughter Alzora Zaremba of Boulder Creek, Calif.; nine grand-children and five step-grandchildren.
     Private graveside services for Mr. Camp were held Tuesday, Dec. 15, at the White Salmon Cemetery. The Rev. John Grabner officiated. Interment followed under the direction of Gardner Funeral Home, White Salmon.