Thelma Rose "Miss C" Campbell, 92, a resident of Shady Side, died peacefully March 17 at Country Home in Harwood.
Born October 22, 1920 in Washington, D.C. to Arthur B. and Thelma (Sullivan) Sweeny, Thelma graduated from McKinley Tech High School in Washington, D.C. and then went to work for the Federal Government. She retired in 1980 from David Taylor Research Center in Annapolis.
She enjoyed reading, traveling, cooking, listening to books on tape and spending time with her family and many friends.
Thelma was preceded in death by her husband Robert "Bob" Campbell, who died in 1980, and a son-in-law George Samel.
She is survived by two sons, Robert A. "Buster" Campbell, Jr. and wife Kathy of Lothian and Larry Campbell and wife Kathy of Crofton; four daughters, Thelma A. Cullember and husband Donald of Shady Side, Roberta J. Samel of Odenton, Shirley C. Joyce and husband Glen of Shady Side and Kathy J. Boyle and husband Bob of Carolina Shores, NC; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
A memorial service and celebration of Thelma's life will be held 3 p.m., Saturday, March 23 at Centenary United Methodist Church in Shady Side.
Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Thelma's name may be made to the Anne Arundel County Public Library Foundation, 5 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401.