Mary Arnold (Arnold) Campbell

  Mary Clementine Arnold Campbell of Condon died March 4, 2017 at Pioneer Memorial Long-Term Care Facility in Heppner.  She was 90 years old.

    The Rosary will be Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 7 p.m. at St. John Catholic Church in Condon.  Funeral Mass will be Friday, March 10, at 11 a.m. at St. John's, with burial at St. Joseph Cemetery, Condon.  A dinner will follow at the Condon Elks Lodge.
    The only child of Nell Ingram and Jesse Saylor Arnold, Mary was born February 9, 1927, in Echo, and grew up on her parents' farm on Butter Creek, attending school in Echo.
    After her father's death, she moved with her mother to Hermiston for her last year of high school, graduating as valedictorian.  She attended Oregon State College for three years, majoring in business.  She worked at the Umatilla County Extension Office, the Hermiston Herald and Umatilla Army Depot.
    She married John Anthony Campbell of Lonerock on November 17, 1951, at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church in Hermiston.  For 11 years they lived on his family's sheep ranch on Rhea Creek.  Mary cooked for lambing, shearing and haying crews, other hired men, and extended family, while raising five children and many bummer lambs.  She enjoyed being part of a large family.
    The Campbells moved to Lonerock in 1963, and two years later to Condon.  She worked at the Gilliam County Extension Office, and later as a film librarian for the Gilliam County Education Service District.
    She belonged to Eastern Star and later joined the Catholic Church.  She served on the Gilliam County Library Board and Condon City Council.
    In retirement, she volunteered at Summit Springs Village Assisted Living and Condon Grade School, where she helped children learn to read.  She provided flowers weekly to her church.  She always had time for her grandchildren and other youngsters.
    The Campbells enjoyed travel, including three trips to Ireland as well as seeing Mexico, Germany and England; they cruised the Inside Passage and made many other trips within the United States.
    Mary was preceded in death by her husband in 2004, and by two grandsons.  She is survived by her children, Mary K. Maley of Condon; Pat and wife, Patricia, of Portland; Mike of Condon; Steve and wife, Martha, of Pendleton; and Tim and wife, Elizabeth, of Lonerock; a foster son, Chuck Anderson and wife, Cathey, of Kennewick; and 11 grandchildren.
   Contributions in her memory may be made to Pioneer Memorial Home Health and Hospice, P.O. Box 9, Heppner, OR 97836.
    Sweeney Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

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