Eunice, aged 80, of Guelph, Ontario, passed away late Thursday evening, April 23rd, 2020 at Guelph General Hospital with her oldest daughter and son by her side. She is predeceased by her loving husband, Roy Campbell who died in 1999 and to whom she was married for almost 33 years. She is survived by her three children: Heather, Pauline Grace and Ian (Sarah Rowan); and two grandchildren Gwyneth and Kinsey. She is also survived by her two sisters Barbara Gentry (Peter) of Louisville, KY and Margaret Shaver of Barrie, ON. She will be fondly remembered by her nieces and nephew: Leissa, Maria, Stewart and Laura.
Eunice was born in Buffalo, NY, on Oct. 28, 1939 to a carpenter of German descent, George Timm and a teacher, Grace Timm, who was originally from Sussex, England. She was the eldest of three children and became a Christian at a young age. Her family moved to Orillia, Ontario in the mid-1940s. That is where she eventually met a missionary from Jamaica on furlough named Roy. They were married on Aug. 6, 1966 in Orillia, Ontario and not long after, they headed off together to the mission field where they were involved in church planting, teaching and preaching in Belize and then Jamaica. Children were born to them along the way: Heather in Belize, Pauline Grace in Canada and Ian in Jamaica. Political and economic turmoil in Jamaica during the mid-1970s encouraged them to return to Canada. This time they decided to raise their family in the milder Canadian climate of Vancouver Island. Eunice began a career with the Royal Bank of Canada in Victoria, BC where she started out as a teller and then eventually became a student loans officer. In 1993, Roy and Eunice moved to Ontario to be closer to their extended families. Eunice continued to work for the Royal Bank, first in Mississauga and then at the Student Loans Centre in Guelph, where she eventually retired from. She was always a highly active member of her church wherever she was attending. Eunice was passionate about many things (in no particular order): knitting clothes for her children and grandchildren, studying the Bible, discipling women in the Christian faith, prayer, genealogy, hymns, history, reading, jigsaw puzzles, showing photos and telling stories of her miraculous granddaughters and causes like the persecuted church. As you can see, she lived a very full life. She will be greatly missed by all of us.
The family thanks the amazing health care professionals of Guelph General Hospital for their care of Eunice in her last three months, while she bravely fought health challenges. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the Foundation of Guelph General Hospital would be appreciated. Private family funeral and burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park will be held this week.
Arrangements entrusted to GILCHRIST CHAPEL – McIntyre & Wilkie Funeral Home, One Delhi Street, Guelph, (519-824-0031).