Mary Darden Camp

Miss Mary Darden Camp, 60, passed away on the morning of Wednesday, July 14, 2011, at her home in Moreland after a lengthy and brave struggle with cancer. Known as "Sally" from infancy, Miss Camp was a career educator, following in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother. Her ancestors included the Camps of Moreland and the Worthams and Crowders of the Handy Community. Miss Camp was born Feb. 27, 1951, and named for her grandmothers, Mary Crowder Stephens and Seba Darden Camp. She was Coweta County's STAR Student in 1969. She graduated from Newnan High School, where she later taught Latin and Spanish, and was chair of the foreign language department. She earned a bachelor of arts degree, majoring in Spanish, from Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia in 1973, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. She received the Colgate Darden Award for finishing first in her class. She also held a master of arts degree in Spanish and a University of Georgia Classics degree, earned through the university's Americano Academia Classico de Roma. Miss Camp taught briefly in Ft. Valley and taught at Central High School before returning to her alma mater. Miss Camp was a lifelong member of Newnan Presbyterian Church, where she served as a deacon. She was part of the church's Junior Choir and Adult Choir. Miss Camp was a member of Mu Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, the Coweta Beekeepers, the Moreland Community Singers, the Kiwanis Club of Coweta and the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society. She had served as president of Newnan Chapter #599, United Daughters of the Confederacy. Miss Camp rescued and adopted cats. She enjoyed gardening and summer travel and study abroad -- often with her niece and nephew. She took pleasure in recognizing former students and calling them by the Latin or Spanish name they were assigned in her classroom. The funeral service will be held Friday, July 15 at 2 p.m. at Newnan Presbyterian Church with the family receiving friends after the service. Interment will precede the funeral at 1:30 p.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery. Miss Camp was preceded in death by her father, Jack Camp. Survivors include mother, Sophia Stephens Camp; brother and sister-in-law, Jack T. and Liz Camp; nieces and nephew, Sophia Rose Camp, Jeanene and Harry Camp; and a host of Crowder, Stephens, Camp and Wortham cousins. McKoon Funeral Home

Mary Darden Camp

February 27, 1951 - July 13, 2011