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Grandpa and Grandma Camp

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  Jess Robertson and Temple Camp on their wedding day Grandpa and Grandma - as they were together in life, so too even in death . Grandpa was born on Holiday street in Pietermaritzburg,   and it was in Prince Alfred Street, directly opposite Holiday street, in the NCVV old-age home, this morning, that he took his departure from this good earth.  When he was first placed in the home, though his mind would wander, so too w ould he, striding up and down the long corridors.   Finally he would come u pon Grandma.   "Oh Jess!" he'd say, "There you are.   I've been looking for you everywhere".  Bed-bound at the last, I believe his soul continued to wander after her. Grandma, although content to cater to Grandpa's needs and whims, was always the leader when it came to things to be done.   "Come on", she'd say to Grandpa, whil...