MARGARET CAMPBELL

NOVEMBER 26, 1933 – MARCH 3, 2012

STARR, SC - Margaret Ellen Moore Campbell, age 78, wife of John W. Campbell, died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at AnMed Health Medical Center. 

Born in Starr, SC on November 26, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Henry Newton Moore, Sr. and Geneva Brooks Moore.  She was a 1951 graduate of Starr High School, where she was a star basketball player, and in 1954 she graduated from the Anderson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse. From 1967 thru 1993 she was the district nurse for Anderson County School District# 3.  For several years she served as a volunteer with the Anderson County Board of Elections, and was a Chaplain for the Ladies Auxiliary of Gideons International.  She was an active charter member of Unity Baptist Church in Starr, where she was a former G.A. Leader and member of the WMU.

She is survived by her husband, John W Campbell, their children; John W. Campbell, Jr. and his wife, Hope of Anderson, Gregg B. Campbell and his wife, Karen of Starr, and Susan Campbell Pettigrew and her husband, Randy of Iva, grandchildren; Brandie Suzette Campbell, Mandie  Campbell Cummins and her husband, Michael, Will Turner, and Jake Turner, and one great grandchild, Campbell Grace Cummins. She is also survived by her sister, Mildred Moore Bostic of Starr, and an aunt Evelyn Moore Wilson of Williamston.

In addition to her parents she was predeceased by brothers, Henry N. Moore, Jr. and Alvin Ray Moore.

The Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 3:00 pm in The McDougald Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Reverend Roger Kendrick and Reverend Jerry Gray.

Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park officiated by Reverend Roger Estridge.

The family is at the residence and will receive friends at The McDougald Funeral Home on Monday, March 5, 2012 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. 

Flowers are optional or memorials may be made to AnMed Health Foundation (Margaret Moore Campbell Nursing Scholarship Fund), 800 North Fant Street, Anderson, SC 29621 or Gideons International, Starr-Iva Camp, P.O. Box 505 Iva, SC 29655 or Unity Baptist Church, 105 Unity Church Road, Starr, SC 29684.

A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com.