Bessie Faye (Bess) Hester Campbell

Bessie Faye (Bess) Hester Campbell, age 80 of Little Rock, Arkansas died Tuesday, February 10, 2015. She was predeceased by her parents, John Thomas and Agnes Terry Moore Hester, brothers, Harold, Robert, and Cecil Moore; sisters, Elizabeth Moore Hester and Christine Moore Thomason; nephew and niece, Robert Dean Hester and Patty Hester Rollins. She is survived by her husband, George Franklin Campbell, her twin sister, Ann Hester Pepper, of North Little Rock; stepchildren, Scott (Anne) Campbell of Webster Groves, MO, and Stacy (David) Bright of Chapel Hill, N.C.; grandchildren, Matthew, Christopher, Jonathan, and Madeline Campbell and Mackenzie, Cassidy, and Savannah Bright. She is also survived by a sister-in-law, Dorsie Rose Moore of Haughton, La. and beloved nieces and nephews, Hal Moore and Terry Moore Harkey, Barbara Moore Riddell and Gennie Moore Kersey, Bobbie White Hester and Bobbie Ann Hester Standridge, Mary Lou Moore Brooks and Linda Moore Newcomb, Diana Thomason Finley and Kathy Thomason Franks, Bill, Alan, and Scott Pepper and their children and grandchildren. A native of Lonoke County, Mrs. Campbell was a graduate of Lonoke High School. She had a lengthy career in business, serving as Vice President, Corporate Secretary, and Personnel Manager for the The First Pyramid Life Insurance Company. Following the sale of First Pyramid Life to an out of state company, she was employed by TCBY Enterprises, Inc., concluding her career there as Vice President and Assistant to the President. Mrs. Campbell had been a member of Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church since 1974 and was a former Trustee of the Church. In addition, she was a member of the Dietz Dialogue Sunday School Class and the United Methodist Women at Pulaski Heights. Following retirement, she volunteered several years in the office of her church and was a founding volunteer at the Clinton Presidential Center, serving for 10 years. Mrs. Campbell's cremains will be inurned in the Columbarium Garden at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church in a private ceremony. A memorial service for Mrs. Campbell will be held at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church at 3 p.m. Sunday, February 15, 2015 with a reception to follow. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Dietz Dialogue Sunday School Class at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Campbell requested that memorials may be made to The Hester/Hestir Cemetery Association, c/o Bill Hestir, 1201 Commons, Jacksonville, Ark. 72076, or to the Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church Foundation, George and Bess Campbell Food Pantry Endowment, 4800 Woodlawn Street, Little Rock, Ark. 72205. Arrangements are under the direction of Ruebel Funeral Home. www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.