Rod Rubert Edwin Cameron, 80, Converse, went home to be with the Lord Saturday morning, Jan. 18, 2014. He had battled Parkinson’s Disease for several years, and was being cared for at home where he died peacefully in his sleep. He was born May 11, 1933, in Moscow, Ind. (Rush County) to Clifford and Ruth Cameron. He was married to Beverly Williamson on May 11, 1954. Rod was a gifted ventriloquist and was often in demand for church and community events. He authored, “A Dummy Goes to Africa” and “A Dummy Goes to Church Camp.”
Rod graduated from Milroy High School and Louisville Bible College, Louisville, Ky. He ministered at Mount Zion Christian Church, Kentucky, Mount Pleasant Christian Church, Indiana, Mount Carmel Christian Church, Indiana, Fountaintown Christian Church, Indiana, and Big Rock Christian Church, Virginia. He taught seventh grade at Mountain Mission School, Grundy, Va., for two years. He and his family were missionaries to Southern Rhodesia, Africa (now Zimbabwe), from 1959 to 1966. He was manager of Rainbow Christian Camp (Pearson’s Mill Christian Assembly) in Converse from 1967 to 2003. He served as minister of Somerset Christian Church in the early 1970s while at Rainbow Christian Camp, and did some substitute teaching at Oak Hill Junior High School. Rod is survived by his wife, Beverly; son, Mark (LeRaye); son, Bruce (Pamie); daughter, Morgana Starr (formerly Myrna Cameron); four grandchildren, Beth (Josh) Mast, Bart (Andi) Cameron, Ben Neumann, Lafayette, and Sara Neumann, Milwaukee, Wis.; seven great-grandchildren, Joel, Seth, Sidney, Levi, and Ava-Grace Mast and Lucas and Hosanna Cameron; his sister-in-law, Helen Cameron (Missouri); and several nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Converse Church of Christ, 301 E. Wabash St., Converse, where Rod has been a member since 1958. Visitation will be 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. the same day. Owen-Weilert-Duncan Funeral Home, Larrison-Martin Chapel, 308 E. Marion St., Converse, was entrusted with the arrangements. In lieu of gifts or flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Rainbow Christian Camp. Online condolences may be made at www.owenweilertduncan.com.
