Phyllis L. Campbell

September 8, 1929 - March 2, 2015

Phyllis Louise Campbell, 85, formerly of Clarion, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2015, at Highland Oaks Assisted Living in Shippenville. Born September 8, 1929 in Oil City she was the daughter of the late George E. and Zella I. Harmon Bond. Mrs. Campbell was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Clarion and for many years chaired the church’s prayer chain. Phyllis was a life member of the Clarion Chapter Order of the Eastern Star and past Mother of Advisor of Clarion Rainbow Girls. She was married on August 5, 1950 to Robert B. Campbell. They were married 47 years before his passing in 1998. Together they owned and operated Bankers Supply House printing company in Clarion. Phyllis was a devoted wife, loving mother and a committed grandmother and great-grandmother. A perfect day included talking on the phone with close friends or being surrounded by her family.  To her “kids” and those close, she was known for her cookie baking. Surviving are three sons and their wives, Butch and Nancy of Clarion; Bob and Shelle of Cleveland, Ohio; and Bruce and Vicky of Shippenville. Also surviving are six grandchildren, Kyle (Beth) Campbell, Kari (Jeremy) Kinney, Kurtis (Jen) Campbell, Craig (Cami Forbush) Campbell, Cory (Penny) Campbell, and Kelly (Brian) Ripple; and eight great-grandchildren, JR Campbell, Cole and Lilly Kinney, Ben, Owen, and Jackson Campbell, Taylor and Brody Ripple. Mrs. Campbell is also survived by a brother, James E. Bond of Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and a sister, Georgia Dawson preceded her in death. The family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, and from 10 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2015, at the Robert V. Burns Funeral Home, 638 Wood Street, Clarion. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2015, in the funeral home with Reverend Arnold Rhodes, pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Clarion, presiding. Interment will be held in the Clarion Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family encourages donations be made to WRC Senior Services, 585 Rt. 28, Brookville, PA 15825 or Clarion Forest Visiting Nurses Hospice Program, 271 Perkins Roads, Clarion, PA 16214. The family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, and from 10 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2015, at the Robert V. Burns Funeral Home, 638 Wood Street, Clarion. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2015, in the funeral home.