Wilson Family Genealogy
Death Announcements and Obituaries for Vera Alice Arline (Hixon) Campbell
Vera Alice Arline (Hixon) Campbell died on 22 Dec 2008 in USA, MO, Jasper, Carthage.
This Obituary is from the Joplin Globe, 23-25 Dec 2008.
Vera Alice Arline (Hixon) Campbell, 87, Carthage, Mo., passed away Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, at her home after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Campbell was born April 2, 1921, in Lawrence County, Mo., the daughter of Homer Virgil Hixon and Pansy Jeanetta (Stutzman) Hixon. She attended Red Oak School and graduated from Lockwood High School in 1939. She came to Carthage in 1940, from Red Oak, Mo., marrying Walter Scott Campbell on Sept. 25, 1940, in Carthage. She took great pride in being the family seamstress and was acknowledged by her late husband, Scott Campbell, as being the best cook in Jasper County. She was a special mother and grandmother to her children and grandchildren and offered special love and care to several children in the community. Mrs. Campbell was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Carthage; a great gardener, a charter member of the Dogwood Garden Club and served as a Girl and Boy Scout leader. Survivors include two daughters, * * *; two sons, * * *; one sister, * * *.; one brother, * * *; a sister-in-law, * * *; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; and one brother, Emory Bill Hixon. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 26, in the fellowship hall of the First United Methodist Church, Carthage. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. in the church sanctuary. Minister James Lee will officiate. Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery, Avilla, Mo. For online condolences and obituaries visit www.knellmortuary.com Memorial contributions are suggested to the First United Methodist Church or the New Hope Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction and care of Knell Mortuary, Carthage.