Rev. Emory Campbell

CAMPBELL, Rev. Emory.- age 76, passed away Monday, March 17, 2014 at his residence. Family hour 10 a.m. Monday, March 24, 2014 at Gethsemane Baptist Church, 1258 E. Humphrey Ave. with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Rev. Dr. Major A. Stewart officiating, Pastor Terry Randolph, Host Pastor. Interment Great Lakes National Cemetery, G-4200 Belford Rd., Holly, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10 a.m. Monday. Rev. Campbell will lie in state in the chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. and may be viewed from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Rev. Emory Campbell was born July 8, 1937, to the late William “Bill” and Fannie Betsie (Ross) Campbell in Fitzgerald, Georgia. At an early age, his family moved to Miami, FL, where he grew up and was educated. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1954 and received an Honorable Discharge in 1959. Emory loved fishing and could cook almost anything. Emory attended Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church for many years where he became an ordained minister in 1999 and served as an associate minister. He later moved to Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church, serving as an associate minister and actively involved himself in Sunday school. Emory was employed by General Foundry and later General Motors, retiring after many years of service. Rev. Emory Campbell leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Joe Ann, 2 daughters, Lynzy of Flint and Cynthia of Miami, FL; 2 sons, Emory Jr., of Flint and Eric of Atlanta, GA; stepdaughter, Jennifer and godson, Jason; 2 sisters, Lilly Mincy and Marjorie Dixon of Miami, FL; grandchildren, La’Nija, Mi’Yell, Denzel, Amaya, Kiana, Kanday, Kanika, Jordan and Justin; mother-in-law, Ida Mae Miller of Jackson, MS; sister-in-law, Shelly Steele of Jackson, MS and brother-in-law, Charlie (Sareta) Miller of Flint; many nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends will miss him. Rev. Emory Campbell was preceded in death by mother, father, brother, Ashley; sisters, Mildred and Margaret and nephew, Terrell. The family would like to express special thanks to Pastor Terry Randolph and the Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church Family; Pastor Major Stewart and Pastor Edward Burns, caregivers, Edwina Watkins, Christina Perez, Julia Perez, Paulette Vanpalt, Shauntae, Garner and George Montgomery; McLaren Oncology and Hospice Program.

Rev. Emory Campbell

July 8, 1937 - March 17, 2014