Cora Campbell, age 90, was born on November 29, 1928 in the Big Lick Community of Crossville, TN. She passed away peacefully on January 8, 2019. Cora was the youngest daughter of Lou Davis Burgess and James Harrison Burgess. She attended Cumberland County High School. Cora was married to her husband for 53 years, Albert Edward Campbell. They both started their family and home on Old Mail Road and moved to Dunbar Lane and resided there for 50 years. She was a homemaker who was a devoted wife, mother, sister, neighbor, and friend. Cora was a member of Crossville Main Street Church of Christ for over 50 years, and she was also affiliated with the Disabled American Veteran’s Auxiliary. She resided at Cumberland Ridge Assisted Living in Crossville, TN for seven years until a fall in 2018 when she was transferred to Bailey’s Manor in Cookeville, TN.
She is survived by her sons, Buster Campbell (Molly) of Crossville, TN, Marvin Campbell (Barbara) of Crossville, TN; Paul Campbell of Cookeville, TN, and Carl Campbell of Columbus, OH; daughter, Wilma Jean Isenberg (Jay) of Nashville, TN; grandchildren, Amy Campbell, Ivy Campbell Scott, Marci Campbell Varney, Michael Campbell, Will Fitzgerald, Ian Fitzgerald, Jacob Campbell, Lucas Campbell, and C.D. Campbell; great grandson, Carter Varney; and sister, Ethel Moles, age 95, of Dayton, OH.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Lou Davis Burgess and James Harrison Burgess; and husband, Albert Edward Campbell.
Family will receive friends on Sunday, January 13, 2018 from 1 to 2 p.m. at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home. A funeral service for Cora will also be held on Sunday following visitation with Jonathan Loveday officiating. She will be laid to rest in Green Acres Memory Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Carl David Campbell, Will Fitzgerald, Michael Campbell, Ian Fitzgerald, Jacob Campbell, and Lucas Campbell, and honorary pallbearers will be Craig Varney and Jonathan Scott.