Beatrice (Walker) Lilley Campbell
Beatrice Walker Lilley Campbell, 88, of Uniontown, Pa., passed away on August 5, 2008, in her home.
“Bea” was born… Beatrice Walker Lilley Campbell, 88, of Uniontown, Pa., passed away on August 5, 2008, in her home.
“Bea” was born on February 7, 1920, in New York City, N.Y. She has been a resident of Pennsylvania since 1926. She lived in Uniontown since 1951.
Bea was the daughter of the late Joseph Waldman Walker and Helen Huda Waldman Walker.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her only sister, Margaret Walker in 1998.
She graduated from Georges Township High School and attended Waynesburg Center for courses in Social Studies. She spent 28 years in the work force, the last 14 as a medical secretary to the late well known pediatrician Dr. John D. Sturgeon, Jr. When he retired in 1975, she turned her attention to doing volunteer work as a very active Art Club member, a Hospice volunteer for seven years, 12 years as a Reach to Recovery volunteer for the Cancer Society and in the Baby Talk Program at the Uniontown Hospital.
Bea became a member of Touchstone Center for Crafts in Farmington, Pa., in 1982, (as did her husband). She “built” the Gallery Store at Touchstone and manned it much of the time over a 17 year period, for which she was awarded the VITA-2007 Award, given by Dominion Energy Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. It was coordinated by WQED, the Pittsburgh TV and radio station. She had Emeritus status at Touchstone.
The Uniontown BPW named her “Woman of the Year” in 1999. Bea was an avid reader before her vision failed and had a great love of semantics and languages. She wrote poetry and often wrote a poem rather than sending a greeting card.
At Touchstone, she took quite a few classes in knitting, quilting, nature painting, weaving and basketry. She had her own private project of calling widows and the elderly and kept in close touch with several on a daily basis.
Bea is survived by her faithful and dedicated husband, James M. Campbell who she married in 1963. She is also survived by her son, Monty Lilley of Menallen Township, Uniontown, Pa.; two granddaughters: Tina L. Embrey and husband, Ron of Mt. Airy, Md., and Heather L. Berrien and husband, David of Wake Forest, N.C.; great-grandsons: Travis Embrey and Kyle Embrey of Mt. Airy, Md.; two great-granddaughters: Olivia and Grace Berrien of Richmond, Va.; and a loving niece, Regina Y. Braddee and her husband, Darwin of Menallen Township.
Friends will be received in the THOMAS M. DOLFI FUNERAL HOME, 136 North Gallatin Avenue, Uniontown, Pa., today, August 7, 2008, from 6 to 8 p.m. and on Friday, August 8, 2008, from 10 a.m. to Noon.
In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Bea can be made to her first love, Touchstone Center for Crafts, 1049 Wharton Furnace Road, Farmington, PA 15437, the Uniontown Public Library or by planting a tree.