AUGUSTA -- Fannie Longfellow Campbell, 91, of Augusta died Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009, after a long illness, at Central Maine Medical Center.
She was born in Augusta on March 26, 1918, the daughter of Guy C. and Annie (Corson) Longfellow. Her father worked for many years at Augusta Savings Bank and was treasurer at the time of his death. Her maternal grandfather was a soldier at the Kennebec Arsenal.
Fannie attended Smith School and Cony High School, where she graduated in 1936. She was a 1940 graduate of Bates College, where she majored in history and played basketball. She worked for a time at Central Maine Power Co.
After the outbreak of World War II, she enlisted in the Women's Army Corps, in which she served briefly.
She married Ralph Maurice Campbell, of Litchfield, in 1944. They had one son, Douglas. After the war, Maurice opened Campbell's Service Station on Grove Street, which she helped him operate until his death in 1973.
She is survived by her son, Douglas Campbell, and his wife, Valerie, and three grandsons: Colin and his wife, Frances; Ian and his wife, Helen; and Evan, along with four great-granddaughters.
Relatives and friends may visit at Knowlton and Hewins Funeral Home, 1 Church St., Augusta, today from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 1 p.m. Burial will follow in Forest Grove Cemetery.
(Kennebec Journal 8/31/2009)
She was born in Augusta on March 26, 1918, the daughter of Guy C. and Annie (Corson) Longfellow. Her father worked for many years at Augusta Savings Bank and was treasurer at the time of his death. Her maternal grandfather was a soldier at the Kennebec Arsenal.
Fannie attended Smith School and Cony High School, where she graduated in 1936. She was a 1940 graduate of Bates College, where she majored in history and played basketball. She worked for a time at Central Maine Power Co.
After the outbreak of World War II, she enlisted in the Women's Army Corps, in which she served briefly.
She married Ralph Maurice Campbell, of Litchfield, in 1944. They had one son, Douglas. After the war, Maurice opened Campbell's Service Station on Grove Street, which she helped him operate until his death in 1973.
She is survived by her son, Douglas Campbell, and his wife, Valerie, and three grandsons: Colin and his wife, Frances; Ian and his wife, Helen; and Evan, along with four great-granddaughters.
Relatives and friends may visit at Knowlton and Hewins Funeral Home, 1 Church St., Augusta, today from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 1 p.m. Burial will follow in Forest Grove Cemetery.
(Kennebec Journal 8/31/2009)
AUGUSTA -- Fannie Longfellow Campbell, 91, of Augusta died Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009, after a long illness, at Central Maine Medical Center.
She was born in Augusta on March 26, 1918, the daughter of Guy C. and Annie (Corson) Longfellow. Her father worked for many years at Augusta Savings Bank and was treasurer at the time of his death. Her maternal grandfather was a soldier at the Kennebec Arsenal.
Fannie attended Smith School and Cony High School, where she graduated in 1936. She was a 1940 graduate of Bates College, where she majored in history and played basketball. She worked for a time at Central Maine Power Co.
After the outbreak of World War II, she enlisted in the Women's Army Corps, in which she served briefly.
She married Ralph Maurice Campbell, of Litchfield, in 1944. They had one son, Douglas. After the war, Maurice opened Campbell's Service Station on Grove Street, which she helped him operate until his death in 1973.
She is survived by her son, Douglas Campbell, and his wife, Valerie, and three grandsons: Colin and his wife, Frances; Ian and his wife, Helen; and Evan, along with four great-granddaughters.
Relatives and friends may visit at Knowlton and Hewins Funeral Home, 1 Church St., Augusta, today from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 1 p.m. Burial will follow in Forest Grove Cemetery.
(Kennebec Journal 8/31/2009)
She was born in Augusta on March 26, 1918, the daughter of Guy C. and Annie (Corson) Longfellow. Her father worked for many years at Augusta Savings Bank and was treasurer at the time of his death. Her maternal grandfather was a soldier at the Kennebec Arsenal.
Fannie attended Smith School and Cony High School, where she graduated in 1936. She was a 1940 graduate of Bates College, where she majored in history and played basketball. She worked for a time at Central Maine Power Co.
After the outbreak of World War II, she enlisted in the Women's Army Corps, in which she served briefly.
She married Ralph Maurice Campbell, of Litchfield, in 1944. They had one son, Douglas. After the war, Maurice opened Campbell's Service Station on Grove Street, which she helped him operate until his death in 1973.
She is survived by her son, Douglas Campbell, and his wife, Valerie, and three grandsons: Colin and his wife, Frances; Ian and his wife, Helen; and Evan, along with four great-granddaughters.
Relatives and friends may visit at Knowlton and Hewins Funeral Home, 1 Church St., Augusta, today from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 1 p.m. Burial will follow in Forest Grove Cemetery.
(Kennebec Journal 8/31/2009)
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