Beth Loosle Campbell Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Beth Loosle Campbell was born on September 5, 1925 to Reuben Oddo Loosle and Sylvia Heggie Griffiths in Clarkston, Utah. She was the 4th child in a family of 11 children. They later moved to Logan where she attended school. Beth earned a bachelor’s degree from Utah State University and taught at South Cache High School before her marriage. She was involved in drama productions, and gave many readings. Because of these experiences, she developed a life-long motto that she would share often: “speak slowly, speak up, and enunciate.” In 1949, Beth married J Allan Campbell in the Idaho Falls Temple. Immediately, they moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan where Allan worked and they started a family together. Beth and Allan were modern Mormon pioneers in the Kalamazoo area. They were bedrock members of the first LDS branch in Kalamazoo and provided leadership and fellowship as it grew to a ward and then a stake. They were well-known for their willingness to show up and serve in any way they were called. In 1988-1989 they served a mission in Colorado Springs. In 2006, Beth and Allan moved to Smithfield Utah to be closer to family. Allan passed away in 2007. Beth became an active member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and recently served as chaplain. She faithfully attended the temple and Family History Center once a week. She happily served as a Sunday School teacher to the 14 and 15 year old class until the day she died. Beth loved to read books and to compile family histories. Neither of these activities was hampered by blindness that struck in her 70’s. She commonly listened to as many as 130 books on tape a year. Using visual and aural aids, she retyped her letters to her parents telling about the first 15 years of her married life and published a book called Dear Mother and Dad from Kalamazoo, Michigan in 2014. She recently finished another book of letters written to and from Allan during their courtship. Beth passed away on August 16, 2015 at her home in Smithfield, Utah after spending an incredible day connecting with many of her family members and telling them she loved them. Beth and Allan’s treasures were their six children and in-laws who survive them: Becky (& Gilbert) Olson of Evanston, Wyoming; Jay (and Mary Hosley) Campbell of Yonkers, New York; Melanie (& Ryan) Tew of Long Beach, California; Kent (& Suzanne) Campbell of Everett, Washington; Dan (& Rebecca Driggs) Campbell of Scottsdale, Arizona; Sue (& Paul) Clark of Moscow, Idaho; and Carole Newkirk of Portage, Michigan. Beth is survived by siblings: Marguerite, Bonnie, John, Winnie, Ruby, David, and Jim. She was preceded in death by siblings: Jarvis, Joe, and Katie. She has 21 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren who loved her very much. Funeral services for Beth will be held on her 90th birthday, Saturday September 5, 2015 at the LDS Church on 345 E. 300 S. in Smithfield, Utah. A viewing will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m., with services beginning at 11:00. She will be buried in the Providence City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.nelsonfuneralhome.com In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the Perpetual Education Fund (http://www.ldsphilanthropies.org/perpetual-education-fund.html)

Beth Loosle Campbell

September 5, 1925 - August 16, 2015