Agnes R Campbell

On Monday, April 8th in the year 2019, AGNES ROSE CAMPBELL, after a long illness, departed this life for her spirit to find peace and eternal rest. Agnes, the daughter of the late Angus and Roberta Capel, was born in Baltimore, Maryland on November 20, 1948. Agnes was a product of the Baltimore City Public School System. She graduated from Douglass Senior High School in 1966. After graduation from high school she worked in Washington, D.C. for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Leaving the FBI she was then employed by the Maryland State Police as a fingerprint technician. Later she was employed by the Baltimore City Police Department also as a fingerprint technician from December 1973 until retirement on December 1, 2016. She was a very devoted employee who was first affectionately known as the Mayor of the office and then appointed to the position of Governor of the office. No one was permitted to be late on her watch. During “Sissy’s” early and teen years she enjoyed a close relationship with her brother, sisters, cousins and friends. Sissy was a girl scout, belonged to the Cadets of America and was a Cahill Camp leader. Around 1967 Sissy met and fell in love with the late Robert Lee Collins Senior. From that union they had three sons Robert L. Collins Jr., Ronald L. Collins and the late Reginald L. Collins. Later Agnes met and married the late Merril Campbell in 1994. As a child at the age of eight she gave her life to Christ at the Mount Ararat Baptist Church. Later in life she joined the Calvary Baptist Church, under the leadership of the late Reverend Doctor Lorenzo Graves. There she worked with the missionaries, the women’s ministry and sang with the Inspirational Ensemble. Agnes held up the name of Jesus till the very end. When visited at the hospital, she always welcomed a word of prayer. She always extended her hand, and often nodded her head in agreement when prayer was being offered. Sissy loved looking good, hair was always in place, she was always tastefully dressed and nicely accented with beautiful jewelry. She loved to have fun with those who had the pleasure of being in her company. Music, dancing and eating crabs were her passions. She would speak with pride about her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She had a warm heart and always offered words of encouragement to her family and friends. She was preceded in death by one son, Reginald L. Collins and grandson, Makai; and leaves to cherish her memory: two sons, Robert L. Collins Jr. (Lakenya) and Ronald L. Collins; grandchildren, Shaquenta, Tiara, Tavar, Shaniece, Anneisha, Raekwon, Da’Quan and Derian; four great-grandchildren, Paige, Enna, Ervin Jr. and Paisyn; her brother, Gerald Capel (Catherine); two sisters, Jeanette Johnson (Tyrone) and Edwerta Boone; three godchildren, Mason Ill and Evelyn Land, Mia Harris; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends including two close friends Beverly Land and Joyce Nelson; and “like daughters,” Tandria Boyd, Ebony Talbert, Amanda Carla

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Agnes R Campbell

November 20, 1948 - April 8, 2019