Lucille Campbell

LUCILLE CAMPBELL

Mount Pleasant

Lucille Campbell, 98, of Mount Pleasant passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020, at Park Place Elder Living Center in Mount Pleasant.

Lucille was born on August 31, 1921, at Kalona, Iowa, the daughter of John and Florence (Snider) Bender. She was united in marriage to Arthur Campbell on June 14, 1939, at her parent's home north of Wayland, Iowa, he preceded her in death on October 24, 1988. Lucille worked alongside of her husband on the farm, raised a large garden, sold AVON for 9 years, enjoyed sewing and crocheting. She was a member of the Green Mound Church of God rural Trenton.

Lucille is survived by her children, Ron (Deb) Campbell, John Campbell, Walter (Nancy) Campbell, all of Wayland, Leola Hecox of Mount Pleasant, Donna Baxter of Mount Pleasant, Carol (Ron) Green of Florida, Karen (John) Berry of Salem, Doris (Bruce) Aplara of Mount Pleasant and Joyce Kiersey of Arkansas; 31 grandchildren; 77 great-grandchildren; 44 great-great- grandchildren; her brother, Gerald Bender of Cameron, Missouri; her sister, Norma Jennings of Columbus Junction; and a sister-in-law, Jean Campbell of Mount Pleasant.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one son, Steven Campbell; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held on Friday, July 3, 2020, at 1:30 p.m. at North Hill Cemetery rural Wayland, Iowa. Friends may call after 1 p.m. on Thursday at the Murphy Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant, the family will not be present. A memorial has been established in her memory to the North Hill Cemetery.

Murphy Funeral Home of Mount Pleasant is caring for her arrangements.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.murphyfuneralandmonuments.com.