It is with great sadness to announce the passing of a very extraordinary woman.

Mary Dorothy (Childress) Campbell was born on August 12, 1938 at the C&O Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia. She was the second of three daughters born to Charles William Childress and Enid Fields Fuller (Childress). She was called home to God on September 22, 2017.

Her life was one of amazement and accomplishment. She came to the Melbourne, Florida area in 1960 upon graduation from college to start what would become a more than 50-year career as an educator, touching countless lives. For ten years, she taught at Melbourne High School before temporarily returning to Ashland, Kentucky, where she continued to teach, both at a private K-12 school as well as Ashland Community College. She returned to Florida in 1982, where she resumed her tenure with Brevard County Public Schools before working at Brevard Community College (Eastern Florida State College) where she worked to develop and implement a vocational education program, continuing to teach for more than 20 years and helping thousands of individuals.

A lifelong Methodist, she has been a member of First United Methodist Church in Ashland before joining First United Methodist Church in Melbourne in 1960, where she remained a member until her death. Additionally, she was intimately and actively involved in multiple charitable and activist organizations, and continued to remain involved in multiple social causes until her death.

Dorothy was proceeded in death by both of her parents, as well as her husband, Thomas Edward Campbell of Wheelersburg, Ohio.

She is survived by her son, William Campbell of Orlando, Florida.

Other survivors include her two sisters (Evelyn and Nancy), numerous nieces and nephews, a daughter and two granddaughters.

A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at 11:00 AM at First United Methodist Church in Melbourne, Florida. Immediately following the service, a luncheon will be catered by Meg O'Malleys (served the church), provided by the family to all those in attendance so friends and acquaintances may share stories, smile, laugh and most importantly, celebrate her life. She had an amazing story, one that has many chapters and pieces, and not everyone knew all of it.

An additional Celebration of Life will be held at a later date this fall for friends and family "up north" in Ashland, Kentucky who are unable to make the trip to Florida. At her request, and the request of the family, anyone choosing to attend the celebration of life NOT wear black or dark colors. Bright colors, specifically her favorite colors of shades of blue and green, are both requested and appreciated.

Finally, for those asking or wishing to contribute donations, they may be made in her name to either the American Heart Association or the Association of American Educators, two causes that were close to her heart.