Viola May Campbell, 92, of Fort Scott, passed away Friday morning, March 14, 2025, at Guest Home Estates. She was born September 17, 1932, in Pleasanton, Kansas, the daughter of Harley Otis Johnson and Pearl May (Shaffer) Johnson. She married Fred Campbell, Jr. September 2, 1951, in Fort Scott, and he survives of the home.

Vi graduated from Mound City High School with the Class of 1950, and later Nurses Training through Mercy Hospital. She worked for Central Supply as a clerk, and later for Mercy Hospital, retiring in 1986 after 17 years. Vi was a member of the St. John’s Global Methodist Church.

In addition to her husband Fred, Vi is also survived by her daughter, Elizabeth Bush and four grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Isabell Read; brothers Harley P. Johnson, John C. Johnson and Otis Leroy Johnson, her son, Joseph Frederick Campbell, and her daughter, Nancy Marie House.

Pastor Jim Brackett will officiate funeral services for Vi at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at St. John’s Global Methodist Church, followed by burial at the Maple Grove Cemetery, under the direction of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. John’s Global Methodist Church and may be left in the care of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, 15 W. Wall Street, P.O. Box 309, Fort Scott, KS, 66701. Friends and family may sign the online guest book and share memories at www.konantzcheney.com.