Margaret Campbell

CAMPBELL, Mrs. Margaret - Age 70, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, 424 Kennelworth Ave., with funeral service commencing at 11:30 a.m. Rev. Dr. Major A. Stewart officiating. Interment Great Lakes National Cemetery, G-4200 Belford Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 11 a.m. Tuesday. 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 1-8 p.m. Monday. Mrs. Margaret Campbell was born November 15, 1940 in Columbus, Georgia, the daughter of Lewis and Mattie (Harris) Gamble. After graduating from Spencer High School second in her class, Margaret went on to further her education by attending Grady School of Nursing to be become a Registered Nurse. Upon finishing nursing school, Margaret joined the United States Air Force serving in the Nursing Corps. Margaret accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at an early age. When she left the service, Margaret moved to Flint, MI to start her new life with her family. Margaret began her working career at Hurly Medical Center as one of the first Black Nurses in a specialized unit in 1966. She started on her path of mentoring other people of color at Hurley during this time (letting them know that anything is possible as long as you keep your eye on the goal that you set). She worked at Hurley for twenty-five years in various departments, retiring as an Assistant Head Nurse. Upon her retirement, she continued her journey of helping others. Margaret loved working with the Cub/Boy Scouts of Troop 424 as leader and guide, along with making sure that the children in the Flint Community had an opportunity to have a quality education. She was a member of the Milton Mays Title I Scholarship Committee as well as an active member of the Parent Advisory Council for the Flint Community Schools. Margaret had been a member of Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church since 1966. She was a member of the Ada Berry Bible Class, Support Group; as well as the Annie E. Turpin Mission Circle. Besides helping those who needed her and working in her community in organizations such as the Greater Flint Black Nurses and the Hurley Retirees Club, Margaret loved to bowl on a Senior Bowling League and to travel. Mrs. Margaret Campbell leaves to cherish her memory: daughter, Stephanie M. Campbell of Flint; grandson, Christopher Miles Fielder Campbell of Flint; 2 sisters, Mrs. Christine Johnson and Ms. Catherine Stover; 2 sisters-in-law, Mrs. Peggy Gamble, all of Columbus, GA, and Mrs. Audrey (Alvin) Renick of Flint; brother-in-law, Mr. Willie Robert Campbell of Flint, Reverend Harry Campbell (father of her children) of Flint; several spiritual grandchildren including, Lynise Barbee, Nickolas and Noel Koutouzos, Harold and Jillian McNeal, and Keyaira Keels all of Flint, a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins and friends including special friends, Mrs. Lola Loper, Ms. Jean Montgomery, Mrs. Beulah Montgomery, Ms. Dorothy Payton, Mrs. Tonedia Threlkeld, Mrs. Ella Louise Jackson, Dr. David Pyatt, and Mr. Clark Henderson. Mrs. Campbell was preceded in death by her father, Lewis Gamble, Sr., mother, Mattie Gamble; sister, Lillian Martin; brother, Lewis Gamble, Jr.; and son, Harry Anthony Campbell. The family would like to thank Rev. Dr. Major A. Stewart and the Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church family, esp. Lee Osburn for their continued love and prayers; and the Nursing staff on 4E, 6E and 9E Hurley Medical Center for the care and support that they gave to Mrs. Campbell and her family during her illness.

Margaret Campbell

November 15, 1940 - January 4, 2011