Gloria K. Campbell, 87, a loving mother and grandmother, of 127 Russell Blvd., passed away, Sunday, May 25, 2014, at Bradford Regional Medical Center.
Born October 13, 1926, in Tonawanda, NY, she was a daughter of the late Lewis Elson and Mabel C. (Eckhart) Paynter.
On December 15, 1950, in Rockville, MD, she married Malcolm F. Campbell, who died, October 1, 2005.
Mrs. Campbell was a 1945 graduate of Bradford High School, a graduate of Bryant & Stratton Business School in Buffalo and the Barbizon Modeling School in New York City.
She had worked as a secretary at for John Depetro for 30 years. After retirement she worked at Craig Hallock's Gift Shop.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Triangle Club.
Mrs. Campbell was an upbeat cheerful person, with an impeccable sense of style. Gloria was always meticulously dressed in her colorful wardrobe. She was also an avid Pittsburgh Pirates fan and loved all dogs.
Surviving are two daughters, Kathy Jo (Paul) Speranza, of Endicott, NY, and Natalie A. (Dr. Robert) Norris, of Columbus, OH, one son, Craig L. (Nancy) Campbell, of Bradford, four grandchildren, Brian, Emily, Tina, and Lisa, three great grandchildren, Tyler, Robert, and Max and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, 2 brothers, Lewis Elson Paynter who died during WW II and Warren Paynter and one sister Asia Clemens.
Family will be receiving friends on Thursday, May 29, 2014, from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9pm in the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes, Inc., 372 East Main St., where funeral and committal services will be held at 11:00am on Friday with Dr. David Lee officiating. Burial will be in Willow Dale Cemetery.
Memorials, if desired, may be made to McKean County SPCA PO Box 113 Bradford, PA 16701 or CARE for Children PO Box 616 Bradford, PA 16701.
On line condolences may be made at www.hollenbeckcahill.com