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Miss Penny Elizabeth Campbell was born on January 8, 1953, the daughter of Reverend Will Davis Campbell (1924–2013) and Brenda Rita (Fisher) Campbell (1924–2017).
A graduate of Vanderbilt's Peabody College and Vanderbilt Divinity School, she was a pioneer in the fight for LGBT rights and a strong advocate for justice and equality.
In a career spanning decades, Penny worked courageously, tirelessly and unceasingly for the rights and well-being of others, receiving an ACLU Bill of Rights Award among many other honors.
She will be remembered for the many community initiatives to which she generously gave her time, support, and leadership. She liked to think of the community as her church, she inspired countless individuals, and leaves behind a strong legacy of working for justice.
For many years, Penny was the Director of Residential Services at Park Center, which offers recovery, employment, and housing for individuals with mental illness and co-occurring disorders; the Park Center Women's Safe Haven was recently named Campbell House in her honor.
A resident of Nashville, Tennessee, she was 61 years old when she passed away at home on September 3, 2014.
Preceded in death by her father, she was survived by her mother, a married sister, married brother, three nephews and a niece.
Burial was in Mount Juliet Memorial Gardens.
Original obituary in The Tennessean on September 5, 2014
Miss Penny Elizabeth Campbell was born on January 8, 1953, the daughter of Reverend Will Davis Campbell (1924–2013) and Brenda Rita (Fisher) Campbell (1924–2017).
A graduate of Vanderbilt's Peabody College and Vanderbilt Divinity School, she was a pioneer in the fight for LGBT rights and a strong advocate for justice and equality.
In a career spanning decades, Penny worked courageously, tirelessly and unceasingly for the rights and well-being of others, receiving an ACLU Bill of Rights Award among many other honors.
She will be remembered for the many community initiatives to which she generously gave her time, support, and leadership. She liked to think of the community as her church, she inspired countless individuals, and leaves behind a strong legacy of working for justice.
For many years, Penny was the Director of Residential Services at Park Center, which offers recovery, employment, and housing for individuals with mental illness and co-occurring disorders; the Park Center Women's Safe Haven was recently named Campbell House in her honor.
A resident of Nashville, Tennessee, she was 61 years old when she passed away at home on September 3, 2014.
Preceded in death by her father, she was survived by her mother, a married sister, married brother, three nephews and a niece.
Burial was in Mount Juliet Memorial Gardens.
Original obituary in The Tennessean on September 5, 2014
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Miss Penny Elizabeth Campbell was born on January 8, 1953, the daughter of Reverend Will Davis Campbell (1924–2013) and Brenda Rita (Fisher) Campbell (1924–2017).
A graduate of Vanderbilt's Peabody College and Vanderbilt Divinity School, she was a pioneer in the fight for LGBT rights and a strong advocate for justice and equality.
In a career spanning decades, Penny worked courageously, tirelessly and unceasingly for the rights and well-being of others, receiving an ACLU Bill of Rights Award among many other honors.
She will be remembered for the many community initiatives to which she generously gave her time, support, and leadership. She liked to think of the community as her church, she inspired countless individuals, and leaves behind a strong legacy of working for justice.
For many years, Penny was the Director of Residential Services at Park Center, which offers recovery, employment, and housing for individuals with mental illness and co-occurring disorders; the Park Center Women's Safe Haven was recently named Campbell House in her honor.
A resident of Nashville, Tennessee, she was 61 years old when she passed away at home on September 3, 2014.
Preceded in death by her father, she was survived by her mother, a married sister, married brother, three nephews and a niece.
Burial was in Mount Juliet Memorial Gardens.
Original obituary in The Tennessean on September 5, 2014
Miss Penny Elizabeth Campbell was born on January 8, 1953, the daughter of Reverend Will Davis Campbell (1924–2013) and Brenda Rita (Fisher) Campbell (1924–2017).
A graduate of Vanderbilt's Peabody College and Vanderbilt Divinity School, she was a pioneer in the fight for LGBT rights and a strong advocate for justice and equality.
In a career spanning decades, Penny worked courageously, tirelessly and unceasingly for the rights and well-being of others, receiving an ACLU Bill of Rights Award among many other honors.
She will be remembered for the many community initiatives to which she generously gave her time, support, and leadership. She liked to think of the community as her church, she inspired countless individuals, and leaves behind a strong legacy of working for justice.
For many years, Penny was the Director of Residential Services at Park Center, which offers recovery, employment, and housing for individuals with mental illness and co-occurring disorders; the Park Center Women's Safe Haven was recently named Campbell House in her honor.
A resident of Nashville, Tennessee, she was 61 years old when she passed away at home on September 3, 2014.
Preceded in death by her father, she was survived by her mother, a married sister, married brother, three nephews and a niece.
Burial was in Mount Juliet Memorial Gardens.
Original obituary in The Tennessean on September 5, 2014
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