Myra Helen Draper Campbell

1933 - 2008

Myra Helen Draper Campbell, 75, of Colonial Heights, Va., went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 27, 2008, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born on February 25, 1933, in Roanoke, to the late Wilmer C. Draper and Helen Lindsey Draper. She was educated in the Roanoke County Public Schools and later attended Virginia Commonwealth University. Myra was married at Cave Spring Methodist Church to the late E.G. Campbell Jr. She retired after many years as an inspector at Deluxe Check Printers in Richmond. Myra was a gifted musician, studied piano and voice, and served in churches and synagogues from early youth to throughout her life. She has always been a devoted and active church member wherever she lived. She taught preschool at Aldersgate United Methodist Church. She was a member of Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church for 24 years, serving the community in many ways elder, choir, women's circle, and fellowship. She is survived by her children, John David Campbell, Elise C. Munsey and husband, Michael H. Munsey, Paul Draper Campbell, Susan C. Davis and husband, Zane G. Davis Jr.; grandchildren, Joanna Elise Munsey Merritt and husband, Kevin Paul Merritt, Daniel Preston Munsey and wife, Alexandria Nicole Munsey, Michael Grady Campbell, Zane G. Davis III, and Amanda Marie Davis; great-grandchildren, Lindsay Elizabeth Merritt and Alexander Munsey Merritt; and two sisters, Mary E. Diamond and Josephine Lindsey Draper Woodmansee. A memorial service will be held 6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at the Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church with Dr. Paul W. Bonham officiating. Interment will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, October 5, 2008, at Mt. Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery in Floyd, Va. The family will receive friends following the church service. Arrangements by the Colonial Heights Chapel of the E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes & Crematory, 2033 Boulevard. Flowers are welcomed or contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society, 4240 Park Place Court, P.O. Box 6359, Glen Allen, Va. 23058. Condolences may be registered at www.ealvinsmall.com.