Accie J. Campbell

Accie J. Campbell of Twin Falls passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family on September 2, 2008 after a long illness, at the age of 72. He was born to Grace (Howard) and Kenneth Campbell on June 8, 1936 in Chester, Fremont County, Idaho. He attended school in Chester through the 8th grade. The family then moved to Chubbuck where he attended school until age 15 when he went to work for Oz Neely on the OJ Neely Ranch in New Dale. He worked there for several years. He married the love of his life, Mary Juel Denning on April 19, 1957 and they lived on the ranch until moving to Pocatello in 1958 where he went to work for Simplot as a Class A Operator in the storeroom. He later worked as a heavy equipment operator on highway construction projects in various locations and for the Gay Mine, while working at the mine, Accie moved the family to Blackfoot where they began a dairy. In 1974 they moved to Twin Falls and Accie established, owned and operated Ace's Auto Salvage Yard until he retired. He was a member of the LDS church. Accie was a happy-go-lucky, good-hearted man who loved his family more than anything else in the world. He enjoyed family gatherings and was a friend to everyone that he met and helped anyone that needed a helping hand. Accie was preceded in death by his parents, Ken and Grace Campbell, two brothers, Lawrence Leon and Kenneth Kay and a granddaughter, Taneasha Marie. He is survived by his wife Juel, brother, Richard Campbell and his 5 children, Arlo (Cindy) Campbell, Hazelton; Wade (Brenda) Campbell, Kimberly; Clay Campbell, Hazelton; Joe (Cori) Campbell, Twin Falls and Kathy (Brett) Beckstead, Hazelton; 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be between 6 and 8 p.m. Sunday, September 7, 2008 at Parke's Magic Valley Funeral Home, 2551 Kimberly Road, Twin Falls and the celebration of Accie's life will be held at the LDS Church 9th Ward, 2680 Elizabeth Blvd, Twin Falls, 11 a.m. Monday, September 8, 2008 with viewing 1 hour prior to services.