Ella Campbell

CAMPBELL, Mrs. Ella Lou - Age 78, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Friday, February 3, 2012. Family hour 11:30 a.m. Friday, February 10, 2012 at Foss Avenue Baptist Church, 1159 E. Foss Ave., with funeral service commencing at 12Noon. Pastor Reginald G. Flynn, D.MIN., officiating. Interment Flint Memorial Park Cemetery, G-9506 N. Dort Hwy. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 11:30 a.m. Friday. Mrs. Campbell will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday. Mrs. Ella Lou Campbell was born to Manley and Ella Duncan in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; one of eight children. Upon graduating from high school in 1955 she moved to Flint, Michigan. She found work at AC Spark Plug a division of General Motors, where she remained until she retired in 1987. Ella was a member of UAW Local 651. She met Guinn Campbell and they were married July 23, 1963. God blessed this union with six children. Ella loved her children and would tell them; “self - preservation is first – can’t take care of nothing if you can’t take care of yourself.” “Love don’t love nobody – don’t love nobody more than you love yourself,” and “You can’t play the girl!” Ella accepted Christ at an early age at Liberty Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She joined Foss Avenue Baptist Church in the early 1970’s. There she served on the Usher Board and remained a member until her Lord and Savior called her home. She leaves to treasure her memory: husband, Guinn Campbell; daughter, LaDonna (Michael) Collins; sons, Andre Campbell, Michael Campbell, both of Atlanta, GA and Eric Campbell; 13 grandchildren, Marvin Dante Woodard, LaQuan Dion Ernest Collins, Ernest Michael Collins IV, Karrissa J. Campbell, Tornell A. Campbell, Brianna S. Allen, John L. Waldo, Matthew S. Waldo, Ebony S. Campbell, Erica S. Campbell, Aundra A. Campbell, Bennie S. Campbell and CarDeja S. Campbell; three great grandchildren, Montavion D. Leeper, Jacob B. Rabley and Jay’lin Campbell; brothers, Willie (Mary) Duncan, Rufus (Mary Frances) Duncan, James (Mable) Duncan and Johnny Duncan of Detroit, MI; sister, Mahalia (Hill) Howard of Nashville, TN; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends including special friend, Ossie Smith. Mrs. Campbell was preceded in death by her sons, Anthony and Stephon Campbell; grandson, Shaman Matten; and parents, Manley and Ella Duncan.

Ella Campbell

September 22, 1933 - February 3, 2012