Leslie Ann (McColgin) Campbell was born April 5, 1919 in Granby, MO. to Leslie H. McColgin and Nelle Langley McColgin. She graduated from Joplin Senior High School and attended Lindenwood College where she received a degree in business. She married John (Jack) Campbell in 1940. He has preceded her in death. During World War II she was active in the USO and Red Cross.
In 1950 the family moved from Joplin, MO. to Pittsburg, KS. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, the History Study Club and founding member of Crestwood Country Club. She was also active in Cub Scouts and Brownies. An avid fisherman Leslie Ann appeared on Harold Ensley’s TV show. For over 25 years she was known as “Mother” to the foreign students at PSU. She was honored for her work by the International Students Association, the Chinese Association and the Thai Association. Leslie Ann was also involved with the Jack Campbell Printing Company and continued the business for several years after Jack’s death in 1995.
She is survived by two sons, Dr. Jerry Campbell of Naperville, Ill. and Fr. Doug Campbell of Wichita, KS. and one daughter, Julie Mayfield of Tulsa, OK. She is also survived by three grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
The family is very grateful for the excellent care that their Mother received at Saint Simeon’s Episcopal Home in Tulsa, OK. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Saint Simeon’s Foundation, 3701 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Tulsa, OK 74106-9910 or to a charity of choice and contributions may be left at the mortuary. Visitation will be on Thursday, April 14, 2016 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Thornhill-Dillon Mortuary, 602 S. Byers Ave., Joplin, MO. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery in Webb City, MO.
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