Mildred Murray CAMPBELL

CAMPBELL Mildred Murray, 90, of Wesley Village, Wilmore, died suddenly March 23, 2011. Born in Magoffin County, KY, on March 10, 1921, she was the first child of Willie Lafayette Murray and Myrtle Iris Adams Murray. At age nine, she lost her mother and she became a mother to her three sisters, Mabel, Margaret and Gene, who was then 21 months old. After her father married Ivory McGuire, Mildred became an inspiration and guide to her brother, Cecil, and three more sisters, Geneva, Nona and Judith. Two other siblings, Janice Ray and Willie, Jr., died in infancy. After graduating from Henry Clay High School, Mildred majored in journalism at the University of Kentucky. She married William F. Campbell, Jr., before completing her studies there and earned her degree from the University of Dayton, during his World War II military service. They celebrated 65 years of marriage before his death in 2007. Among Mildred's volunteer roles were teaching Sunday school for generations of toddlers and serving as President of the Delaware State Chapter of P.E.O., a women's philanthropic organization. She will be missed by her sisters and brothers- and sisters-in-law, Margaret Barker, Gene and Bill Hammer, Kenneth Rollins, Wanda Murray, Geneva and Jimmy Stocker, Nona and Lee Sparks, Judith and Gary Mayrwieser, Miller Campbell and Phyllis Campbell. Her sister Mabel Rollins and brother Cecil Murray predeceased her. She dearly loved her sons and daughters-in-law, Bill and Marilyn, Alan and Mary Jane and Dann and Patti Campbell, grandchildren Susan, Scott and Matthew and his spouse, Ivanna, and great-grandchildren Maia, Liam, Eva and Jack Campbell and many family and friends who will miss her. A celebration of Mildred's life will be held at Wilmore Free Methodist Church, 1200 Lexington Rd., Wilmore, at 12pm on Thu, April 7. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Wilmore Free Methodist Church; P.E.O. Chapter F, 3480 Rabbits Foot Trail, Lexington, KY 40503; Larkin Street Youth Services, 701 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94109; or Silver Bay Association YMCA, Silver Bay, NY 12874. Kerr Brothers Funeral Home-Harrodsburg Rd. is in charge of arrangements. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA