Obituary of Elsie Campbell

CampbellElsie Elsie Anita Knutson Campbell Elsie Anita Knutson Campbell, age 88, died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, January 28, 2009. She was born July 10, 1920 in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, a daughter of the late Karl Ole and Marit Haugen Knutson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, three brothers and two sisters. She is survived by one son, Charles R. (Rick) Campbell, a daughter and son in law, Karla and Bill Hyman and family friend and caretaker, Paula Misick-Potts all of Buckhannon, WV; four grandchildren, Chadwick Carney Campbell of Saint Louis, MO, Whitney Evan Campbell of Houston, TX, Dawn Michelle Hyman of Bridgeport, WV and Vincent Sherwood Hyman of Buckhannon and one great grandson, Jayden Carney Paquett of Houston. Elsie worked in Washington DC as a secretary to J. Edgar Hoover in the early 1940’s. She met and married Dr. Charles Campbell on October 23, 1943 at Saint Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Washington DC. She then moved to San Diego, CA for several years before driving cross-country to settle in WV. Elsie was a homemaker, member of the Eastern Star and a test baker for Betty Crocker Kitchens, winning many awards for her original receipes. She loved to read and was a published poet. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM on Friday, January 30, 2009 at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Buckhannon with Father John Valentine as celebrant. Burial will follow in the Cunningham Memorial Gardens in Saint Albans, WV. Donations may be made to the Food For The Journey, c/o the Church of the Transfiguration. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.polingstclair.com. Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Funeral Service Friday, January 30, 2009 at 11 AM Church Of The Transfiguration Burial Cunningham Memorial Gardens Saint Albans, WV