Martha Shaffer Campbell

Martha Shaffer Campbell, age 94, died noon Saturday, July 21st, after recently surviving hip fracture surgery. She would have been 95 years old on August 10th.

An educator and writer, Mrs. Campbell was a former Sunday school superintendent and teacher; junior church leader; and occasional radio broadcaster for the Erie County Sunday School Association. An Edinboro Normal School alumna, she taught in Crawford County one-room schools near her Cochranton birthplace, and retired after many years' service teaching kindergarten in the Fort LeBoeuf School District, Waterford.

It was not until age 80 that she had leisure to professionally pursue her longtime writing endeavors, accruing a number of publishing credits which include two picture books for children, and a passion play, publicly performed.

Martha and her husband Cecil celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in August, 1986; he passed away in Tucson, March, 1993. She is also predeceased by her parents Frank and Jessie (Custead) Shaffer, her four brothers, and a grandson.

Surviving are Martha and Cecil's beloved children and spouses, Janet and Neil Boylan, Anne and David Sundean, and Lynn R. Campbell; as well as seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Further, Aunt Martha's devoted nieces and nephews survive her. The decedent's legacies include adherence to Christian principles; personal attention for each loved one; numerous manuscripts; plus advocation of environmental stewardship along with heartfelt enjoyment of all creation.

Friends may call Friday, July 27, 2007, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Glunt Funeral Home, 210 Erie Street, Edinboro. A funeral service will be held Saturday, July 28th, at the Edinboro United Methodist Church, at 11 a.m., with brief visiting available in the narthex prior to the funeral at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Mitchell Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Edinboro United Methodist Church, 113 High Street, Edinboro, PA 16412. Also suggested are The Presque Isle Audubon Society, 301 Peninsula Drive #8, Erie, PA 16505; or The Goodell Gardens and Homestead, 221 Waterford Street, P.O. Box 156, Edinboro, PA 16412.

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