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Obituary – The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia; Sunday, 17 OCT 2021, page B6 (Newspapers.com):

CAMERON (TALBOT)

Georgia Sue

Georgia Sue Talbot Cameron was born in Pratt, Kansas, on November 21, 1935, to Gilbert and Margo Talbot.

Sue and her “Sweet William” moved to Stone Mountain, Georgia in 1970. She was a Girl Scout leader from 1971-1980. Sue was a strong, active supporter of scouting. Bill and Sue loved camping and traveling the country with their family. She worked for both Drs. William and Robert Marshall from 1985 until her retirement in 2019. Sue was an active member of Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church until she moved to be with her daughter.

Sue was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, William Cameron. She is survived by her daughters, Sherri Ogle and Christy Waits (Mark); her grandchildren Jason Wade (Rosie), Thomas Dougherty (Tierra), Billy Fulcher (Dakota), Iris Waits, Logan Waits and Sophia Waits; and one great-grandson, Zane Fulcher. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Carolyn Andrews.

A celebration of life will be held at Snellville United Methodist Church, 2428 Main St. E., Snellville, GA 30078, on Sunday, October 24, 2021 at 2:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Salvation Army, Hospice of Northeast Georgia in Gainesville, GA or to a charity of your choice.

Georgia S. Talbot, age 15, residence 122 1/2 Stone Wall, San Antonio, TX , birthplace Kansas, is listed on a 28 FEB 1951 departing passenger list for the USNS General R. E. Callan, bound for Bremerhaven, Germany, expected length to remain abroad three years. An Ernest L. Chambers is listed at that same San Antonio address in the 1948 city directory -- he may have been her step-father.

Obituary -- The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia; Sunday, 12 JUN 2014, p.B8 (Newspapers.com):

WILLIAM (BILL) CAMERON

June 14, 1932 -- January 9, 2014

Bill was born in Smith Center, Kansas. He retired from Hartford Insurance Company. He sang with the Decatur Civic Chorus and loved being a Girl Scout leader. Bill is survivied by his wife of 59 years, Georgia (Sue), daughters Sherri and Christy, grandchidren - Jason, Thomas, Billy, Iris, Logan and Sophia and his sister, Carolyn Andrews. A celebration of his life will be held at Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, 5140 Memorial Drive, Stone Moutnain on Sunday, January 19th at 2 P.M. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the church or the Salvation Army.

Findagrave.com Obituary:

Bill Cameron knew a little something about the love of scouting. Girl Scouting, that is. And while his wife was once the official troop leader, he didn't miss a beat, said one of their former Girl Scouts. "He was always there and helping us," said Patty Chaney of Atlanta, who was in the troop in the 1970s. "He taught us so many things, including how to make homemade pizza. That was awesome."

For nearly a decade, Cameron was a registered Girl Scout leader, said his wife, Sue Cameron. The couple's oldest daughter was among the girls in the troop. "There were three fathers with us," she said. "I called them the Three Musketeers and they were all registered. They always laughed about that."

For the past 36 years, Cameron battled with his health, his wife said. In 1977 on his way home from work, his car was hit by a train. The collision left him with a number of medical issues, though overall he recovered well, she said.

William Cameron, called "Bill" by most, of Stone Mountain died Thursday of complications from a variety of ailments. He was 81.

Born in Smith Center, Kan., Cameron grew up in a musical family. His mother played the piano, his father the saxophone his sister the violin and he played the trombone. Cameron was also a vocalist, his wife said. In high school, he sang in several musicals and later in a quartet called the Four Roses.

When his job moved him to Atlanta in 1970, he immediately joined a choir at Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church and later joined the Decatur Civic Chorus, where he sang for 23 years. "He only stopped about three years ago when his back really started giving him trouble," his wife said. "They offered to put a chair out there for him, but he wanted to be able to stand."

Cameron's college studies were interrupted by his military service during the Korean War. After two years in the U.S. Air Force, he went back to school, but when his wife became pregnant, he took a job in the insurance field in order to support his growing family.

Cameron worked for the Hartford Insurance Co. for 28 years and the family moved all across the country due to various job transfers. When the couple came to Atlanta, they didn't initially plan to stay, his wife said.

"We wanted to live in Colorado and Washington, but after we got here, all they would ever offer him was Chicago in the winter," she said with a laugh. "So we decided to stay in Atlanta."

When the Camerons moved to the area, their oldest daughter was of scouting age and shortly, they became a scouting family.

"In the troop the men were doing things with the girls that fathers do, teaching them things," Sue Cameron said. "He loved those girls like they were his daughters."

Chaney's 40-year-old memories of the man she calls "Mr. C." cause her voice to crack. She said the presence of the men in her troop, which also included her father, made the girls feel "very protected."

"We were in our teens, but some of us were small," she said, adding she was about 5 foot 2 at the time. "Mr. C. was always so willing to share with us."

Obituary -- The News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware; Wednesday, 29 APR 2015, p.A12 (Newspapers.com):

DONALD D. CAMERON

AGE 87 - CHAPEL HILL, NC

Donald Dean Cameron died in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on April 20, 2015 at the age of 87. He was born in McCook, Nebraska to the later Dr. John Cameron and Liillian (Dean) Cameron. He completed his undergraduate work at Southern Methodist University and his doctoral studies in chemistry at the University of Wisconsin in 1953. He then moved to Wilmington, Delaware, where he spent his career working as a research chemist for DuPont, primarily at the DuPont Experimental Station. There he played a role in developing a range of well-known products, including Delrin, Lucite resins, optical fibers, Corian, and Vespel.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 62 years, Traute Cameron; daughters Laurie Cameron Steponaitis and Gail Cameron Somodi; their husbands Vincas Steponaitis and Daniel Somodi; and four grandchildren, Elena and Lillian Steponaidis and Katherine and Daniel Somodi. Don leaves behind many treasured memories, among them his love of family, his abiding interest in birds, his subtle quick wit, and his gift for rigorous inquiry.

The family wishes to exress its gratitude to the DuBose Health Center at The Cedars of Chapel Hill and to UNC Hospice for the care they provided in the final days of his life. Interment will be private and a celebration of his life will be held by the family at a later date.