Norma Lee Ricketts Campbell Obituary (1926

Mrs. Norma Lee Ricketts Campbell, age 85, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on Sept. 20, 1926 in Quercus Grove, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of the late, Elmer & Thelma Stopher Ricketts. She was raised in Switzerland County and was a 1944 graduate of Vevay High School. She was united in marriage on March 23, 1946 in Vevay, Indiana to Charles W. Campbell by Rev. Frank Reed. This union was blessed with one daughter, Karen. Norma was a devoted wife, mother and homemaker. Norma enjoyed helping her husband farm in Switzerland County until 1966. The couple moved to Madison in 1979 and remained there the rest of their lives. She was a former member of the Mount Sterling Baptist Church in Switzerland County, where she was the clerk for 25 years and sang in the choir. After moving to Madison she became a faithful member of the North Madison Baptist Church and had served as trustee and sang in the choir. She enjoyed volunteering at King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison at the front desk for several years. She was a member of the Home Ec Club in Mount Sterling. She had enjoyed taking cake decorating classes and decorating cakes for people. Norma died Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 8:25 a.m. at the Hanover Health & Rehab Center in Hanover, Indiana. A LOVING FAMILY Norma will be missed by her loving daughter: Karen Bolton & her husband, Robert of Lexington, Indiana; her loving sister: Wilma Jean Webb of Rising Sun, Indiana; her nieces & nephews: Rhonda Meyers, Brenda Heine, Ricky Webb, Dora Beth Ricketts, Frank Lee Ricketts, Martha Kay Ecklund & Bruce Meyer; her aunt, Hazel Meyer and her cousin, Helen Ricketts. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer & Thelma Stopher Ricketts; her husband, Charles W. Campbell died, October 5, 2010; her brother in law, Leroy Webb died, Sept. 20, 2011. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 3:00 p.m., by the Rev. Frank J. McGee, Rev. Ronald Sandidge, Rev. John A. Meyer at the North Madison Baptist Church, 1906 Orchard Street in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Sunday from 2:00 p.m. until time of the service at the North Madison Baptist Church, 1906 Orchard Street in Madison, Indiana. GRAVESIDE SERVICES Graveside services will be conducted on Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. at the Vevay Cemetery in Vevay, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the North Madison Baptist Church Elevator Fund or the Mount Sterling Baptist Church. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Norma Lee Ricketts Campbell, please click here to visit our sympathy store.