While reading microfilmed copies of the Daily Advocate, St. Clair county,
Belleville, IL. I came across this obit which I thought might be of
interest to members of the list. This does not relate to the Campbell
surname that I am researching personally. Nancy Giles
Nellie J. Campbell, 81, Lebanon, Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Nellie Jane Campbell, 81, of Lebanon, died at 5:40 p.m.
yesterday at the Bohannon nursing home, Lebanon, after an illness of
several years.
Born at Lebanon, Dec. 1, 1870, she was a daughter of the late Avel
and Mary Rouse, nee Creed. Her husband, James Campbell, whom she married at
Macoutah, Oct. 1, 1893, preceded in death on Aug. 23, 1934. Two daughters
and two sons also preceded her in death.
Surviving are one son and three daughters, Mrs. Mayme Wallace,
Terre Haute, Ind.; Alice, wife of Norman Goetter, Hugh Campbell, and
Orleen, wife of Charles Dawson, all of Lebanon; seven grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Alice Hearding, Hallisburg, Miss.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. from Meyer
funeral home, Lebanon, Rev. Carl Harris officiating, with burial in
O'Fallon city cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7:30
p.m. Saturday.
The Daily Advocate, Belleville, Illinois June 13, 1952