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Sara Helen, as she was called by family, grew up on a farm in Iredell County, the bright, happy, oldest daughter of Virginia and Stewart Edwards. She learned early the secrets of a loving home — kindness, hard work and good cooking. Sara believed that her time on earth was a journey suffused with surprise and she appreciated all the gifts that came her way. Sara’s life, which ended on August 7, was not just rich and long. It was filled with the busy joys of family and international travel. Sara married John Campbell on October 2, 1949, and in 57 years together they raised six children and built several businesses on Lake Norman — John’s Trading Post, Southern Realty Service and Mallard Head Golf Course. She also found time to ride elephants in Thailand, dance in a Moroccan desert and climb the Great Wall of China. John died December 15, 2006. Sara is survived by her six grateful children, Donna Campbell, Linda Campbell Morrow (Bob), Eddie Campbell (Nunta), Cindy Campbell (Michael Laffey), Susan Campbell, and Alan Campbell (Anne); six grandchildren, Ali Morrow, Drew Morrow (Stacey), Sara Beth Campbell, Juntra Campbell, Ryan Campbell, and Melissa Campbell; and four great-grandchildren, Walker Morrow, Salem Morrow, Maddox Morrow and Myers Morrow. Sara is also survived by her sister, Jane Miller (Dalton); her brothers, Lynn Edwards (Connie), Larry Edwards (Shirley) and Mike Edwards (Elaine); brother-in-law Milas Campbell; sister-in-law Rachel Campbell, and many nieces and nephews. In recent years, Sara has suffered from dementia and has been cared for by daughter Linda and her husband Bob Morrow in Wilmington NC. This period of her life was supported by the kind friendship of Hospice staff and volunteers Renee Cook, Mary Ann Werner and Beth Burgess. All who knew Sara will remember her gentle humility and beauty, her many artistic talents, her delight in other cultures, her courage, curiosity and excellent cooking. She was fundamentally filled with grace and she was easy to love. Funeral will be held at Triplett United Methodist Church in Mooresville NC on Wednesday, August 10, at 11 am. Church will be open at 10 am for friends and family. Interment will immediately follow the service. Arrangements by Cavin-Cook Funeral Home. Although Sara loved flowers, she would ask for your donations to Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County, www.hoic.org, or Lower Cape Fear Hospice, www.hospiceandlifecarecenter.org. Or you may join Team Sara in the annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s — Nov 5, 2016 — in Wilmington http://act.alz.org/site/TR.

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Sara Helen Campbell

November 5, 1929 - August 7, 2016