DONALD McKENZIE HAPPY CAMPBELL
Posted: March 5th, 2014May 30, 1913—February 25, 2014
Donald McKenzie Campbell, better known as Happy, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at the age of 100 years.
Happy has a great legacy and leaves many to cherish his memory, eight children Jim (Kay), Tish (Harold) Fieldberg, Cathy Sutherland, John (Donna), Bill (Dianne), Peggy Herman, Jane Hern, Judy (Lee) McKenzie; nineteen grandchildren; thirty-five great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He lived to see five generations.
He was predeceased by his wife Mary; mother Agnes; father Donald; sister Veda; brother Bob; one infant son; two sons-in-law; four grandsons; two granddaughters; two great-grandsons; and his special friend Elena.
Memorial tributes may be directed to the Buffalo Agriculture Society, Buffalo, Alberta, T0J 0K0; or to Halo, 12-49 Viscount Ave SW, Medicine Hat, Alberta, T1A 5G4.
A service of remembrance will be held on Thursday, March 6 at 2:30 p.m. in the Buffalo Community Hall, Buffalo, Alberta with Dr. Shane Andrus officiating. Following the funeral service, family and friends are invited to a luncheon hosted by the communities of Buffalo, Bindloss, Jenner, and Empress in the Buffalo Community Hall.
Funeral arrangements in care of MacLean’s Funeral Home, Oyen, Alberta.
All my condolences to the Campbell Family. Happy was a true western icon. His passion for the Cowboy way of life lives on with a wonderful family and the many friends he inspired throughout his lifetime. Many a good cowboy was mounted on a good 07 horse. Happy had a good eye for horses and was one of the very best rawhide braiders. His work was an art. I always wanted to get a bosal from him, they were hard to come by. His memory will live on with all of those he was acquainted with.
Please accept our most heartfelt condolences. May you find comfort in the Almighty God’s promise of everlasting life, an eternity with loved ones never having to part ways (John 17:3).
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Dawn.