Mary Vernell Campbell Todaro, 77, a native of Person County and a longtime resident of Virgilina, Va., passed away Thursday, November 9, 2017 at Sentera Hospital in South Boston, Va. She was the daughter of the late George Lee Campbell and Ida Irene Elliott Campbell and the wife of the late Leo Todaro.
She was a member of Florence Avenue Baptist Church in Virgilina, Va. and worked in the nursery of the church for many years.
Services will be held Wednesday ,November 15 2017 at 2:00 PM at Eakes Funeral Home in Oxford by Rev. Henry Abbott and Rev. Wayne Bowes. Burial will follow the service at St. James Catholic Church in Henderson NC.
Survivors are her son, Robert “Smokey” Carey and wife Penny of Scotsburg, Va and one daughter, Alma Granillo and husband Candido of Henderson, seven grandchildren, Dakota Carey, Bobby Terry, David Terry, Antonio Duran, Carlos Duran, Enrique Granillo and Marcus Allgood, five great-grandchildren and a special friend, Andrew Blalock .She was preceded in death by her husband and a grandson, Dusty Carey.
Visitation will be held Tuesday evening, November 14, 2017 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Eakes Funeral Home in Oxford.
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Nell - The Guardian Angel of Animals
From the very first moment I met Nell, I knew her and I were kindred spirits in our love of animals!!!!! I still have a beautiful life-sized ceramic cat that Nell gave me at least 25 or 30 years ago!!!!!! I remember so well how Nell would fill the trunk of her car with dog and cat food, then go riding around the countryside for hours on end checking on so many dogs and cats and making sure they all had plenty of food and water!!!!!! This made such a wonderful impression on me, and shows just the kind of warm, loving, and caring woman that Nell was . . . I know all of us will miss Nell forever, but there are also so many animals that are going to miss the love and affection that their Guardian Angel gave them!!!!!!