CONCORD- Donnie Ray Campbell, 82, passed away at Tucker Hospice House on September 23, 2023.
Funeral services will be 1pm Tuesday, September 26, at Wilkinson Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Clark Remsburg Jr. officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 12-1pm Tuesday at Wilkinson Funeral Home.
Donnie was born in Cabarrus County on February 15, 1941. He was the son of Lewis Hoyle and Mary Elizabeth Knowles Campbell. He was a veteran of the US Navy. He was a member of Poplar Tent Presbyterian Church. Donnie was a long-distance truck driver and had worked for Consolidated Freight for many years. He will be remembered as a very giving person who always thought of others. He loved birds and the outdoors. He was a devoted husband, a loving father, and a proud grandfather to “Cootie Bug.” In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, JoAnn Talbert.
Mr. Campbell is survived by his wife of 61 years, Margaret Mullis Campbell, son, Michael Dean Campbell and wife Abbey Campbell of Mint Hill; and granddaughter, Rachel Grace Campbell.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cabarrus County, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis NC 28081.