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Duncan R. Scotty Campbell, 91

Daily Inter Lake | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 15 years, 2 months AGO
by Daily Inter Lake
| December 2, 2009 4:12 AM

Duncan R. Scotty Campbell, 91, passed away on Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, at his residence in Bigfork. He was born on Oct. 6, 1918, in Butte, the oldest of four sons of Duncan R. and Martha (Trenerry) Campbell. He graduated from Butte High and then the University of Montana in 1941, just in time to join the Army. He was a staff sergeant, serving as editor of an Army newspaper in Kauai, and was later transferred to Honolulu, on the staff of Stars and Stripes. He served from 1941 until 1945. After the war, Scotty worked in Chicago, where he met his wife, Barbara Bobbi Dobbin. In May 1947, they married and he accepted a job with the Montana Standard in Butte. He served in various positions with the paper until he was named publisher in 1967. He retired in 1979. Scotty was active in many Butte organizations. He was president of Active Club, Rotary Club, YMCA, and vice president of the Country Club, was on the St. James Hospital advisory board, Chamber of Commerce, vestryman for St. John s Episcopal Church, served on the Board of Governors for Pacific Northwest Newspaper Executives, director of the Model Cities board, served on the Montana Council of Boy Scouts of America, and was an honorary life member of the Montana Press Association; and when he moved to Eagle Bend, he was on the E.B. Homeowners Association Board, joined the Christmas Elves, and became a member of the Dirt Bags (a Bible Study Group). Scotty is the author of a book titled, Perhaps It s God s Plan, privately published. He enjoyed singing, and sang with groups at Butte High School, Montana Tech (then School of Mines) and the University of Montana. He also enjoyed oil painting, primarily doing landscapes of places he and his wife visited. He participated in sports including golf, fishing, bird hunting, cross country skiing and hiking. With his wife Bobbi, Scotty spent many winters in the sun, mainly in Arizona and Hawaii, until they settled close to Flathead Lake, first with a small orchard, then a condo in Bigfork, then a home in Eagle Bend. Scotty is survived by his wife, Bobbi Campbell, of Bigfork; daughter, Rae Renne, and husband, Mike, of Great Falls; son, Duncan Campbell, and wife, Michelle, of San Antonio, Texas; a sister-in-law, Olga Campbell, of Bozeman; and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial services for Scotty will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 7, at St. Patrick s Episcopal Church in Ferndale. The family suggests that any memorial contributions be sent to St. Patrick s Episcopal Church, 105 S. Crane Mountain Road, Bigfork, MT 59911; or to the charity of your choice. Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for Scotty s family. You are invited to go to www.jgfuneralhome.com to view Scotty s guest book, offer condolences and share memories.

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