ROCKLAND – Mildred “Millie” Frances Campbell, 95, the oldest resident of Methodist Conference Home, passed away peacefully Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, at home.
Born April 5, 1916, in Hampden, she was one of 12 children born to Frank Leslie and Martha Jane (Morse) Curtis.
She completed high school at Hampden Academy, was a graduate of Wilfred Academy, Boston, and worked several years as a hairdresser. Millie’s other employment included working at Howard Johnson’s, Bangor, for 20 years and Rexall Drug Store, Bangor. She and her husband, Lawrence J. Campbell, owned and managed Sunoco Service Station, Wilson Street, Brewer, where Millie served as the bookkeeper. She enjoyed traveling with her good friend, Pat Burke, throughout the U.S. and in Europe. Millie lived in Bangor for more than 50 years until 1999, when she moved to Methodist Conference Home, Rockland. She enjoyed her daily walks accompanied by her daughter and sometimes son-in-law, Paul, and her granddog on the Boardwalk and Main Street in Rockland. Millie was an avid reader of non-fiction and historical novels. A strong woman, she was an advocate for the emerging role of women in society during her lifetime.
Surviving are her daughter, the Rev. Linda Campbell Marshall and her husband, the Rev. Paul Marshall, of Hope; her grandson, Paul C. Marshall and his fiancee, Danielle LaRoche; a sister, Rose Johnston of Saco; several brothers living in central Maine, several nieces and nephews; and her granddog, Buddy. She is also survived by Margie Morse, wife of nephew, George Morse, both of whom are appreciated for recent work on the Curtis-Morse genealogy and for calling together the first family reunions in many years. She was predeceased by her husband, Lawrence J. Campbell, in 1992; twin grandsons in 1980; several brothers and sisters.
Calling hours will be held 5-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, at Long Funeral Home, 9 Mountain St., Camden. A memorial tea to celebrate her life will be held 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at Methodist Conference Home, 39 Summer St., Rockland, with the Rev. Jackie Brannan officiating. Interment will be private and held at the convenience of the family. Memorial gifts in Millie’s memory may be made to Methodist Conference Home, 39 Summer St., Rockland, ME 04841. Condolences, photos and memories may be shared with the Campbell-Marshall family by visiting their book of memories at
www.longfuneralhomecamden.com.