Obituary of Johnny Campbell

The Campbell family is sad to announce the passing of their father and husband John Duncan Lewis Campbell. Johnny passed away peacefully at his home in Taylor on Sunday, February 22, 2015, surrounded by his family and just six days shy of his 87th birthday. He was born February 28, 1928 in Cork, Alberta to William and Emma Campbell and raised in early childhood on the Saddle Rock Reserve with his sisters Beatrice, Bessy, Doris and Peggy. The family moved to Cherry Point, Alberta in 1937. Johnny purchased the family homestead in 1965 when his parents retired to Edmonton. Johnny married the love of his life, Mary Ellen Yake (Nicholson) on March 26, 1959. They raised their family of five in the Cherry Point/Clayhurst area until relocating to Taylor, B.C. in January, 1973. John and Mary settled on a farm on the top of the South Taylor Hill before moving to Goodlow, B.C. in 1999, and then into the District of Taylor in 2010 Johnny will be missed and fondly remembered for his humour and friendly and outgoing personality. He was predeceased by his daughter Gloria Baker of Burstall, Saskatchewan and grandsons Wally Baker Jr. of Burstall, Saskatchewan and Dieter Eggers of Taylor, B.C. Left behind to mourn Johnny's passing are his wife Mary; sons Albert Yake of Goodlow, B.C. and William (Jodi) Campbell of Falkland, B.C., daughters Evelyn (Rhynn) Eggers of Taylor, B.C. and Beatrice (Mike) Galliazzo of Lillooet, B.C. and son-in-law Wally Baker of Burstall, Saskatchewan. He will also be lovingly remembered by his grandchildren Ab, Ivy, Amber, Logan, Marla, Terry, Dustin, Devon, Pierce, Greg, Blaine, William and Abbi; and great-grandchildren Max, Jett, Jace, Cooper, Sawyer, Lynden, Nora, Landon, Emma, Brenden and Aria. A memorial service will be held at the Taylor Community Hall on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 1:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, the Campbell family has requested that donations in Johnny's memory be made to charity of your choice.