Stella Lorraine (Campbell) Phillips

Stella Lorraine (Campbell) Phillips, 20+ year Wenatchee area resident, died Monday, Dec. 14, 2009 in Vancouver, Washington at the age of 69.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at Kayser’s Chapel of Memories with minister Dale Linge, of the King’s Orchard Church of Christ officiating. Interment will follow at Pioneer Memorial Gardens, Moses Lake, WA Viewing will be held on Monday December 21, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m at Kayser’s Chapel. Please sign the book or leave a note for the family at www.kayserschapel.com.

Stella was born on Aug 08, 1940 in Blythe, California. She is the 8th child to Dave P. and Geneva (Stansbery) Campbell. Stella was born with Cerebral palsy and was in a wheel chair for all of her life. In the 1950’s the family moved to Moses Lake looking for work and better education and health care for Stella. Stella was among the first students to ride the Moses Lake district’s new wheel chair capable bus. Stella liked to swim or go for strolls outside. She loved to laugh and tease. She always did her very best to keep up with her 10 siblings. With the loss of her mother in April of 1960 and her increasing medical needs, Stella went to live in several area nursing facilities and eventually found her way to the Wenatchee area where she met her soul mate William Orval Phillips. The happy couple enjoyed attending King’s Orchard Church of Christ and was married on November 14, 1992. Although Stella and W.O. never had any children they lavished their love on friends, family and their household pets. One of the highlights in their married life was a trip to Disneyland in 2005. Stella liked to spend her free time writing on her computer and coloring.

Stella is survived by her husband of 17 years, William Orval Phillips, Vancouver, WA.; Brothers, Dave Jr. and Judy Campbell, Moses Lake ,WA; Johnny R. and Wynona Campbell, Ephrata, WA; George and Jill Campbell, Chehalis, WA; Fred and Pat Campbell, Fresno, California; James (Jimmy) L. and Gloria Campbell Vancouver, WA; Sisters, S. Catherine (Campbell) Parrack, Saint Marys, Kansas; C. May (Campbell) and Bill Hammond, Madera, California; Barbara A. (Campbell) and Bill Hufford, Portland, Oregon; Doris L. (Campbell) Van Norman, Portland, Oregon; Numerous nephews and nieces and other family members and friends.

Stella is preceded in death by her parents Dave P. and Geneva Campbell and one sister Ruby Faye (Campbell) Peek.