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- Mary Elizabeth Jones Campbell Mary Elizabeth Jones Campbell of 4685 Tammy Little Drive, Section, Ala., passed away at her home May 24, 2010, following a long illness. She was born July 8, 1917 in Cordova, Walker County, daughter of Charles Wesley Jones and Mary Ella/Ellen Fletcher. She married Harry Campbell December 05, 1942 in Auburn, Lee County, and they made their home in Section. She received a Master of Science in Social Work from The University of Tennessee June 09, 1967 and a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Alabama May 24, 1938. Always an advocate for Child Welfare, she worked for many years with the Jackson County Department of Pensions and Security. She was proud to have helped found the Friends of the Family program directed at child abuse. She taught history and social studies at Section High School for several years. She was a celebrated water color artist and a supporter of The Three Arts Club in Scottsboro. Her extensive portfolio included a water color of the Scottsboro-Jackson County Heritage Center, reproduced to benefit the Center. She was a member of Huntsville Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and AAUW, and was, for many years, active in Section Baptist Church. Her immediate family are daughter, Carroll Campbell Strickland, of Huntsville; son, Marvin Harrison Campbell of Montgomery; granddaughter, May Strickland Jennings of Birmingham; grandsons, Michael Harrison Strickland and Harrison Jones Campbell, both of Montgomery, Joseph Andrew Campbell and Davis Allan Campbell, both of Destin, Fla.; great grandson, Jason Lloyd Strickland and great granddaughter, Rubye Caroline Strickland, both of Montgomery; great grandsons, George Mason Jennings and William Copeland Jennings and great granddaughter, Julia Elisabeth Jennings, all of Birmingham and Lola Marie Campbell of Montgomery. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Campbell and son, William Fletcher Campbell. Private funeral services were held Wednesday. Burial was in Section Methodist Church Cemetery. Scottsboro Funeral Home assisted the family. Published May 27, 2010
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