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Portrait of Barbara Campbell
In loving memory

Barbara Campbell

November 19, 1933 – September 24, 2021
Lived 87 years
Wood River, IL
Life story

She was born November 19, 1933 in Alton to Anthony and Ann (Zagar) Avramovich. She married John Campbell on Oct. 4, 1952 in Wood River; he preceded her in death in 2014.

Barbara was retired from the Wood River Police Department, where she worked as a dispatcher and in records for 39 years. She was a graduate of Roxana High School and in her early years enjoyed roller skating and bowling. More recently, she enjoyed bingo and trips to the casino. She loved the holidays and always had an open door policy. There was not a single person she would not help. She was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church

She is survived by her 7 children, Timothy (Donna) Campbell, Ronald (Kerry) Campbell, Kathy (Ron) Boucher, Christine Gray, Barbara Campbell, Lisa Campbell, and Kirk Campbell, grandchildren, Brady (Niki) Arview, Josh (Holly) Campbell, Lindsay Campbell, Tara Gray, Melissa (Melissa) Nichols, Jacob (Stephanie) Gray, Ryan (Morgan) Gray, Samantha (Vincent) Steele, Kellen Campbell and Alex & Kaylee Johnson, great-grandchildren, Braden, Bryer & Bristol Arview, Reed & Gage Campbell, Hunter Campbell, Landon English, Adelynn Martin, Avery Gray, Weston Wolfe, Soyyer, Sloan & Shiloh Nichols, Harper Gray, Peyton Gray and Nolan Steele, sister, Dorothy Roam, sister-in-law, Betty Campbell and numerous nieces, nephews & friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, 2 grandchildren, Jeremy & Heather Boucher, two brothers, Tom and Joe Avramovich, sister-in-law, Judy Avramovich and brother-in-law, Roy Roam.

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Family milestones in gold, history for context

1933
Born November 19
1939
Barbara was 6 when "The Wizard of Oz" opened in theaters
1947
Barbara was 14 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1955
Barbara was 22 when Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat
1964
Barbara was 31 when President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act
1971
Barbara was 38 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1989
Barbara was 56 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1994
Barbara was 61 when "Friends" premiered
2005
Barbara was 72 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2010
Barbara was 77 when Apple's iPad went on sale
2020
Barbara was 87 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2021
Passed away September 24, age 87
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