Reverend James Edward "Jimmy" Campbell, of Mullins passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at McLeod Hospice House. He was born in Marion County, the son of the late Amos Burnie Campbell, Jr. and Rosa Lee Hardy Campbell. He was a Master Plumber. Reverend Campbell received his Master's Degree in both Theology and Counseling. Prior to his declining health, he was working on his Ph.D in Theology. He used his knowledge of the Bible to help others through his creative ability to tell the best Bible stories. He loved his family and friends and spending his free time catching and eating fish.

Reverend Campbell was predeceased in addition to his parents, by an infant son, Kenneth Edward Campbell.

Surviving is one son, Kamadie Campbell of Mullins; two daughters, Angela Grice of Boston, Massachusetts and Kimyatta Campbell of Forestville, Maryland; two sisters, Mae C. (Randolph) Gerald-Hambrick of Upper Marlboro, Maryland and Ludrean (Timothy) Newman of Ft. Washington, Maryland; five grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

A service to celebrate a life well-lived will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 27, 2017 in the chapel of Meares Funeral Home of Mullins. The family will receive friends at the funeral home following the service of celebration.

An online guestbook is available at www.mearesfh.com.