Mrs. Reba McDougal Campbell of Hazel Green went to be with the Lord on Tuesday evening while resting peacefully at home with her family. She was 93.
Mrs. Campbell grew up in the Walnut Grove Community working on her family farm and lived in the community for almost her entire life. She is remembered for operating The Jeans Spot for a number of years. She then worked in the cafeteria at Sparkman High School for 14 years before she retired. After her retirement from the school system, she enjoyed working with her sons selling strawberries that they raised on the farm.
She was a life-long member of Bevill’s Chapel Baptist Church and was a devoted follower of Christ.
Mrs. Campbell was preceded in death by her husband, I.W. “Dub” Campbell in 1973; her parents, Cephas and Ella McDougal; her siblings: Elmer McDougal, Beatrice McDougal Hubert, Carl McDougal, Elvie McDougal, Macie McDougal Cobb, Agnes McDougal Pierce, and Horace McDougal; her daughter-in-law, Patricia Diane McElyea Campbell.
Surviving family members include her sons: Danny (Cheryl Diane) Campbell, Phillip Campbell, and Ralph (Brenda) Campbell; her grandchildren: Tommy Lynn (Tammie) Satterfield, Angie Satterfield, Cheryl (Scott) Whitehead, Dale (Brittney) Satterfield, Katie Campbell, Doug (Ruthane) Campbell, Katina (Jack) Croft, and Amanda Campbell.
Her great-grandchildren: Leah Long, Anna Armstrong, Noah Sapach, Rebecca Gardner, Nathan Satterfield, Jonah Whitehead, Jesse Whitehead, Savannah Hall, Dane Satterfield, Morgan Gothard, Ryan Campbell, Emma Robinson, Jackson Croft, Hudson Croft, and Campbell Croft.
Her great-great-granchidlren: Addie Gothard and Garrett Gothard.
She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, friends, and church family members.
The family will receive friends on Thursday evening from 6pm until 8pm at Hazel Green Funeral Home. Funeral services wlil be Friday at 10am at the funeral home with Pastor Benny Berry officiating. Burial will follow and will be in Bevills Cemetery.
Mrs. Campbell will be remembered for her kind spirit, always encouraging and supporting others, for her love for all her family and friends, and for being a wonderful cook.
Hazel Green Funeral Home is honored to serve the family.
