East Palestine-

Kay Ann Campbell, 83, a longtime East Palestine resident, passed away September 29, 2023, at Covington Skilled Nursing and Rehab in East Palestine after a courageous battle with cancer.

Kay was born May 31, 1940, in Salem, OH, daughter of the late Benjamin and Mary J. Anderson Beight.

She worked at Kingwood Pottery for a number of years but was most proud when she worked as a homemaker, taking care of her family. She was a Lutheran by faith, and enjoyed gardening, flowers, country music and had a great sense of humor and nice group of friends. She loved her cats, Baby Boo, Sweetie and Patches and her golden grand dogs, Daisy, Jax and Winston.

Kay is survived by a son, Steven R. (Maretta) Campbell of Ellwood City, PA; two daughters, Marcia Campbell of Salem and Brenda Campbell of Cuyahoga Falls; two brothers, Gerald E. Beight of Struthers and Bejamin H. Beight of Cleveland as well as four grandchildren, Dustin, Matthew, Cody and Steven and six great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James E. Campbell in 1983, a son, James Campbell, Jr. in 1997 and a sister, Patricia Gillis in 2015.

A funeral service will be held at 7:00 PM Tuesday October 3, 2023, at the Linsley-Royal Funeral Home in East Palestine. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services. A private burial will be held at East Carmel Cemetery at a later date.