Carla Louise Campbell 1948 - 2004

CAMPBELL, SNYDER, BLACK, SMITH, SPORKMAN

Posted By: Debbie (email)
Date: 12/29/2006 at 00:24:08

The Burlington Hawkeye, April 14, 2004

Carla Campbell

Carla Louise Campbell, 56, of Mount Pleasant, died following a brief battle with cancer Monday, April 12, 2004, at New London Nursing and Rehab Center.

Born Jan. 6, 1948, in Mount Pleasant, she was the daughter of Carl and Helen Snyder Black. On Oct. 14, 1966, she married Dale M. Campbell in Mount Pleasant.

Mrs. Campbell first worked at Capital Savings and Loan in Mount Pleasant and later worked as a teacher's aid at the Pleasant Lawn School. In 1995, she worked in daycare and was working at the Owl's Nest Daycare and Pre-School.

She attended school in and was a 1966 graduate of high school in Fairfield. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and the 79 Club (a neighborhood ladies club). She also was a 4-H leader and Girl Scout leader. She enjoyed reading, watching NASCAR races and taking motorcycle trips.

Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Cindy Smith of Mount Pleasant and Brenda Sporkman of West Point; one son, Dan Campbell of Des Moines; six grandchildren; her mother of Mount Pleasant; and two brothers, Frank Black of Savannah, Ga., and Paul Black of Des Moines.

She was preceded in death by her father.

Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mount Pleasant, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.

The funeral for Mrs. Campbell will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Edward Peterson officiating. Burial will be in Trinity Cemetery.

Memorials have been established for Great River Hospice, First United Methodist Church and New London Nursing and Rehab Center.