Charles Campbell

Charles Meade Campbell RICH VALLEY, Va. Charles Meade Campbell passed away peacefully June 8, 2010. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Gwyn Campbell. Born Aug. 24, 1928, he was the son of the late James Arthur and Margaret Buchanan Campbell Working the majority of his life farming and trucking, he had retired and lived in Montvale, Va. He was a member of the Rich Valley Presbyterian Church. He is survived by three sons, Tom and Kim Ratliff Campbell, Chilhowie, Va., Jim and Jane Leonard Campbell, Montvale and Eddie Campbell, Goodview Va.; three daughters; Cathy and Steve Parker, Roanoke Va., Nancy and Terry Hawthorne, Chilhowie and Sarah and Sam Cassell, Chilhowie. He was affectionately known as "Grandad" to 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Tommy and wife Kimberly Campbell, James and Jonathan Campbell, Joseph and Justin Campbell, Dustin, Logan and Emily Parker, Sarah Catherine and Stephen Hawthorne, Ashley Crabtree Grindstaff and husband Ben, Laura Crabtree Nunley and husband Chase, Brandon Cassell, Trevor Cassell and wife Shaye; great-grandchildren, Joshua, Kayleigh and Lucian Campbell, Isaac Cassell, and Ethan Nunley Other survivors include: sisters-in-law, Madeline Pearson, Roanoke, Mary "Buzz" Campbell, Chilhowie, Imogene Campbell, Glade Spring, Va., June Gwyn Wyomissing, Pennsylvania; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 12, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Rich Valley Presbyterian Church with Pastor J. Kenneth Rogers, Rev. Neville Mozingo and Rev. William F. Charles officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Campbell's body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service. The family will receive friends Friday, June 11, 2010, from 6 until 8 p.m. at the Seaver-Brown Funeral Service Chapel, Marion, Va. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to Rich Valley Presbyterian Church, c/o Hal Campbell, treasurer, 3834 Valley Road, Saltville, VA 24370; Montvale Presbyterian Church, 1075 Dewey Road, Montvale, VA 24122; or Saltville Rescue Squad, Rich Valley Station, Drawer D, Saltville, VA 24370. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Campbell family at www.seaverbrown.com Seaver-Brown Funeral Service and Crematory, Marion, is serving the Campbell family.