Minnie Ruth Campbell, 86, formerly of Chetopa, died at 11:55 p.m., Saturday, December 29, 2007, at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale, Arkansas. She had been in failing health.
She was born May 21, 1921, in Craig County, Oklahoma, to Charles Allen and Mary Elizabeth (Shields) Rhodes. She attended Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, for 2 years. She then taught at a country school in rural Chetopa for five years.
She and William "Chalk" Campbell were married May 8, 1946, in Oswego. Following marriage, she was a nurse's aide at Welch's Nursing Home in Chetopa for 19 years and the Oswego Nursing Home for 4 years.
Upon retirement, she enjoyed spending time with her family, the world of outdoors and nature, tending to her flowers, and making crafts. She was a member of the Chetopa United Methodist Church, Rebekah Lodge and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary.
SURVIVORS:
One Daughter - Joyce Wayne and her husband, Bob West Fork, AR
One Granddaughter
Three Great-Grandchildren
Two Sisters – Faye Lester Chetopa, KS
Maxine Bishop Cherryvale, KS
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Campbell, on February 17, 1992, three brothers and one sister.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 3, 2008, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m., Thursday, prior to the service.
Memorials are suggested to the Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale, Arkansas. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Minnie Ruth Campbell, please visit our flower store.
She was born May 21, 1921, in Craig County, Oklahoma, to Charles Allen and Mary Elizabeth (Shields) Rhodes. She attended Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, for 2 years. She then taught at a country school in rural Chetopa for five years.
She and William "Chalk" Campbell were married May 8, 1946, in Oswego. Following marriage, she was a nurse's aide at Welch's Nursing Home in Chetopa for 19 years and the Oswego Nursing Home for 4 years.
Upon retirement, she enjoyed spending time with her family, the world of outdoors and nature, tending to her flowers, and making crafts. She was a member of the Chetopa United Methodist Church, Rebekah Lodge and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary.
SURVIVORS:
One Daughter - Joyce Wayne and her husband, Bob West Fork, AR
One Granddaughter
Three Great-Grandchildren
Two Sisters – Faye Lester Chetopa, KS
Maxine Bishop Cherryvale, KS
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Campbell, on February 17, 1992, three brothers and one sister.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 3, 2008, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m., Thursday, prior to the service.
Memorials are suggested to the Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale, Arkansas. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Minnie Ruth Campbell, please visit our flower store.
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