Eleanor (O'Conner) Campbell

Mrs. Eleanor O’Conner Campbell, age 83, of Hazlehurst, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at her home surrounded by her family, under the care of Regency Southern Care Hospice.

She was born on April 4th, 1942, in Montgomery County to the late Syders and Ethel Letitia Davis O’Conner.  She was a resident of Jeff Davis County for the past 56 years and a member of the Hazlehurst First Methodist Church. Eleanor spent many years serving as a caregiver to relatives, and lending her kind heart and help to countless others.  She loved cooking for her family and friends and later in life found joy in helping prepare and serve meals through her church. She also found great purpose in quilting and with the help of her quilting group made many quilts for the residents of the Georgia Baptist Children’s Home in Macon. 

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Jack N. Campbell; her son, Jack E. Campbell; her daughter, Suzanne Campbell; her grandson, Paul Creech; her brother Ray O’Conner; her sisters, Eloise Roberson and Bobbie Jean Edge.

Eleanor is survived by her daughter, Angela Campbell of Hazlehurst; her grandchildren Christopher Campbell of Hazlehurst, Jennifer Lyles (Jerry) of Adrian, Leah Harper of Royston and Ann Johnson (Jason) of Cochran; many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; Her sisters, Pamela Eubanks, Wanda Gail Yawn (Greg), Janice O’Conner; brother, Michael O’Conner; And addition to a great number of wonderful nieces and nephews she was a second mother to  John Burnette (Laura), Jack Burnette (Rebecca), Patricia Brown (Ricky), Roy Burnette, Jeffery Burnette, and Donna Thomas.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 12:00 P.M. in the chapel of Wainright-Parlor Funeral Home with Rev. Alvin Merritt officiating and music rendered by Rev. Jeffery Spell.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.

Burial will follow in the Hazlehurst Memorial Cemetery.

Active pallbearers will be Doug Murphy, Mark Bush, Shawn Todd, Jeff Evans, Jerry Lyles, Brian Sellers, and Ken Sellers.

The family may be contacted at 212 Cromartie St, Hazlehurst, Georgia, 31539.

Wainright-Parlor Funeral Home and the Campbell family are in charge of arrangements.

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Eleanor (O'Conner) Campbell, please visit our floral store.