Helen Campbell Obituary Helen Marie Campbell, 86 of Canton MO., died Monday, June 13, 2005 in Hannibal Regional Hospital. She was born on April 24, 1919, in Gregory Landing MO. The daughter of Charles Harrison and Clara Evadna Reed Hoewing. She married Eldon Peter Campbell in Kahoka, MO. on September 23, 1937. He survives.
She attended Lone Star School. The couple farmed in the Gregory Landing area their whole life. She was a homemaker, avid gardener and loved her flower garden. She enjoyed crafts of quilting and crocheting. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. She loved life, her family and many of her friends. She touched the hearts of everyone she met.
She was a member of Bluff Springs Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women, Primrose extension club with the Lewis County Nursing Home Auxiliary. She was the Lewis County Nursing Home Queen of 2004.
She is survived by her husband of 67 years, five children; Richard Campbell and his wife Sandra of San Jose, CA., Carmelita Job and her husband Duane, Jim Campbell and his wife Kay, and Marilyn Job all of Canton, MO., Janet Solter and her husband John of Keokuk, IA., 16 grandchildren, 2 step-grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, 3 sisters; Lucille Maddox, Pauline Webster and Ruth Schreck; a son-in-law Ron Job; a great-great-grandson, Michael James Job.
Visitation was held at DeJong's Funeral Home in Keokuk, IA on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 with a Memorial Service following with Pastor Brian Stone Officiating. Inurnment was in Frazee Cemetery of rural Wayland, MO.
Memorials may be made to Frazee Cemetery Association.