Marjorie Campbell

Of West Seattle, passed away on the morning of May 10, 2007, at the Wesley Home in Des Moines. She was 89 years of age. A daughter, Linda C. Vernon of Renton; and a son, Robert L. Campbell, of Tucson, Arizona; and four grandsons, Mark A. Vernon and Eric L.D. Vernon of Renton, Colin L. Campbell and Cedric Campbell of Tucson, survive her.

Marjorie was born on Nov. 10, 1917, at the home of her parents, Fred C. Scaman and Hallie P. Kinney, in Cashmere, Wash. She was the granddaughter of Wenatchee Valley pioneers. Her father's parents, Charles Scaman and Olive Adelaide Harvey, originally came from the Chatham area of Kent County, Ontario, Canada. Her mother's parents, Joseph R. Kinney and Etta I. Summers, moved by wagon from Beloit, Mitchell County, Kansas in 1903. Back then, Cashmere was still known as "Mission." Marjorie's father owned an apple orchard, which helped them to get by during the Great Depression.

Marjorie was married to Albert Henry Selak on March 4, 1940, in Seattle. They had one daughter, Linda Claire. Marjorie and Albert divorced in 1944. Her second husband was Lloyd Loche Campbell, who was serving in the U.S. Navy. They married on August 24, 1945. They had one son, Robert Loche Campbell.

She worked for many years for Van de Kamp's Bakery. Through the 1970s, she worked as a matron for the Washington State Ferry System, retiring in 1980.

In her youth, Marjorie was in the Rainbow Girls and sang in the choir at the 1935 Grand Assembly held in Spokane. She was also an enthusiastic bridge player, and at Cashmere High School was a member of the bridge-playing club known as the "Rowdies."

Marjorie was a loving mother and grandmother and also a big sports fan of the Seahawks. She enjoyed life and was a lot of fun to be with. She will also be sorely missed by her good friend, Amy Paton. The have been friends since the late 1930s, and have watched many football games together.

Burial will be at Evergreen Washelli Cemetery in Seattle, next to her husband, Lloyd.