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UNION GROVE Luther E. Campbell, 87, went home to be with the Lord Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, surrounded by his family. Born July 25, 1930, in Iredell County, he was the son of the late George and Georgia Sharpe Campbell. Luther was proud of his work and retired from Yadkin Valley Telephone Company. He was a loving and caring father and "Papaw". Not only did he love his own family but he and late wife, Ila Mae, had an extended family of foster children. Together they owned and operated their family business, "Family Crafts." He enjoyed crafts, gardening and woodworking. [2]
In addition to his parents and his wife he was preceded in death by daughter, Rachel Ila Stadtfeld; two brothers, Hue and Wayne Campbell; and four sisters, Martha Snow, Magdalene Ellis, Lessie Williams and Esther Moore.
Left to cherish his memory are his children, Luther (Linda) Campbell Jr., Edith (Jimmy) Moose, Carolyn (David) Ellis; son-in-law, Steve Stadtfeld; grandchildren, Angel (John) Buchanan, Michelle (Craig) Bess, Raymond (Tina) Ellis, Michael (Ruth) Moose, Rebecca (David) Wright and Ila (Ted Jackins) Stadtfeld; great-grandchildren, Hunter, Payton, Preston, Kenny, Sarah, Matthew, Jazmyn, Samara, Mason, Noah, Christian, Wyatt, Hannah and Belle; stepgrandchildren, Nikki Henderson, Kris Dragon and Misty Smith; sister-in-law, Martha Campbell; and many other loving family members. A celebration of life service will be held Thursday, Oct. 19, at 3 p.m., in the chapel of Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home, with Pastor Josh Byrd officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Categories: Oakwood Cemetery, Statesville, North Carolina | Iredell County, North Carolina
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