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Aurelia Fanning Campbell

October 16, 1931-

March 14, 2020

Aurelia Fanning Campbell, 88, died at Banner Baywood Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona on March 14, 2020. She suffered a bleeding internal hemorrhage of the brain. She died three days after surgery.

Aurelia was born in Pomeroy to Edgar and Madelyn Fanning on October 16, 1931. She attended Pomeroy schools graduating in 1949. In the fall of that year she attended Kinman Business College at Spokane, Wash., then worked for an insurance company in Spokane. She transferred to Seattle, Wash. at a later date, where she met and married Charles Campbell. They later divorced.

Aurelia moved to Mesa, Ariz. in 2005, then moved to Apache Junction in 2008. She loved playing the piano and also loved clogging. She belonged to a clogging organization and met many friends, and was very active in the program until her death.

She is survived by her brother, Richard (Lou) Fanning of Pomeroy, a nephew Steve (Tami) Fanning of Arlington, Wash., three nieces, Kathy Evanson of Boise, Idaho, Cindy (Wally) Brenner of Pomeroy, and Kisanna (Terry) Tibor also of Pomeroy. She has many great nephews and nieces.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Edgar and Madelyn Fanning.