Surry County-Virginia Beach City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Donaldson, M. Camille Bailey, 2008 

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MARGARET CAMILLE BAILEY DONALDSON 

CAMILLE B. DONALDSON 

  VIRGINIA BEACH - Camille Bailey Donaldson, 61, a resident of Virginia Beach, 
died Saturday, September 13, 2008 in a local hospital. 

  Born February 10, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Roger J. and 
Margaret Rosser Bailey.  Camille graduated from Radford College in 1969.  She 
was also a graduate of Averett University with degrees in Early Childhood 
Education.  She taught for several years in the Virginia Beach public school 
system, until health issues forced her to retire.  Camille is survived by her 
husband of 35 years, James William Donaldson; a son, James Roger Donaldson of 
Medina, OH; and a brother Charles Bailey of Wakefield. 

  A talented Christian woman, Camille genuinely and enthusiastically lived her 
life according to the principles of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  In her 
early life, she was a very active member of the Rocky Hock United Methodist 
Church (UMC) in Wakefield, where she and her mother taught Vacation Bible 
School (VBS) for many years.  As an affiliated member of Courthouse Community 
UMC in Virginia Beach, she has participated in a wide variety of activities. 
She was the first president of the United Methodist Women; taught VBS for 
several years; was active in many Bible study groups; and started the first 
church library.  She was a talented artist and used her love of arts and 
crafts to start the Crafts Bizarre at Courthouse Community UMC.  Camille was 
currently the Treasurer and a member of the Board of Directors of Virginia 
Beach TRIAD.  She was also instrumental in starting the Neighborhood Watch 
in her community.  In all of these activities and accomplishments, Camille 
exhibited the humility of a servant who never sought nor expected recognition 
for her efforts. 

  A memorial service was held at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 6, 2008 at 
Courthouse Community UMC in Virginia Beach, with Rev. Fred Brockhausen and 
Rev. Fran Cooper presiding.  A reception for Camille's family and friends 
followed in the church fellowship hall.  Burial will be private in Rocky Hock 
Church Cemetery, Wakefield. 

  Memorial donations may be made to the Courthouse Community UMC Building 
Fund, 1708 Princess Ann Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23456.  Purviance Chapel, 
J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home, Wakefield is assisting the family with 
arrangements. 

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ROCKY HOCK CHURCH BULLETIN - REMEMBERING: 
   CAMILLE BAILEY DONALDSON - 1947 - 2008 

  Camille was a lifelong member of Rocky Hock Church.  As a child, she grew 
up attending Rocky Hock and later as a teenager helped her mother with crafts 
and taught at Vacation Bible School.  She was in the first graduating class 
of Tidewater Academy, attended and graduated from Radford College and Averett 
University.  She taught in the Virginia Beach public schools until her health 
forced her to retire. 

  Camille was a talented artist and loved working with all types of arts and 
crafts.  She enjoyed working with clay and making pottery and would often 
share these talents with her church family.  Camille continued her projects 
throughout her most recent hospital stay.  In fact, the needlepoint project 
pictured below was one she worked on and finished within her final week. 

  Camille has always maintained an interest in genealogy and local history 
and was a knowledgeable source for several of the Rocky Hock Church bulletin 
articles. 

  She attended church at Courthouse Community United Methodist Church in 
Virginia Beach, and she was very active within this church, helping in Bible 
School, Bible studies, etc.  Camille was married to Jim Donaldson for 35 years 
and is survived by Jim and their son, Jimmy, and her brother, Charles Bailey. 
She is buried in Rocky Hock Cemetery next to her parents, R.J. and Margaret 
Bailey. 


Margaret Camille (BAILEY; Mrs. "Jim" James W.) DONALDSON, of Virginia Beach, 
b. 10 Feb 1947, Norfolk, d. 13 Sep 2008, Virginia Beach, 
interred in Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery (Plot 14*), Surry Co., 
   22 Jul 2011, 
"Surry-Sussex Dispatch" (Wakefield, VA), Sep. 17 & 18, 2008, p. B-3; 
Rocky Hock Church bulletin 

*Rocky Hock list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/cemeteries/rockyhk.txt 

Her parents are buried in the same plot. 

A photo of her gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #136978643. 

Her mother's obits ("Daily Press," Feb. 22, 1982, & 
   "Tidewater News," Feb. 25, 1982) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/b400m19o.txt 

Her father's obits ("Daily Press," Mar. 9, 1983, & 
   "Tidewater News," Mar. 10, 1983, & a memorial to the couple) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/b400r23o.txt 


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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

file at: 
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