Obituary Wilma Christine Cameron
August 14, 1935 – July 22, 2024
Wilma Christine (Murray) Cameron of Hazel Glen, Pictou County, handed peacefully away on July 22, 2024 within the Palliative Care Unit of the Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow after a brief sickness.
Wilma was born within the previous Aberdeen Hospital to the late William I. and Jennie (Gordon) Murray on August 14, 1935. The third of 4 women, she was raised on the Murray household farm in Gairloch. She graduated from Westville Excessive College (1953) and Nova Scotia Regular School (1954) the place she developed a lifelong love of studying and educating. She began her educating profession in East St. Marys and later taught in Landsdowne, Rocklin, and Mill Brook. Wilma met and married her fabulous dance accomplice, Jim Cameron, on July 6, 1963. Collectively, they constructed a house and raised 5 kids on Oliver Highway in Hazel Glen. As kids got here alongside, she stopped her formal educating profession and have become a tireless volunteer for a lot of organizations together with the Center River Gairloch Womens Institute, St. Andrews (Westville & Gairloch) Womens Missionary Society and Center River 4-H Membership. She was a very long time secretary of the Gairloch Cemetary Committee and was an elder at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Westville. No matter was taking place, you would make certain Wilma could be there on the heart, working exhausting, with a pan of biscuits in hand. In later years, she grew to become an avid bowler with the Womens Insitute and Buddies League and supported the Pictou County Council of Church buildings. When Jimmie began the blueberry farm she grew to become the monetary officer and supervisor of operations and maintained an curiosity within the operation lengthy after the farm handed alongside to the boys. She was by no means idle and the household residence was all the time a preferred drop in spot for the youngsters of Oliver Highway and later her grandchildren. Her laughter rang out wherever she was.
Wilma is survived by her daughter, Ruth (David Oxford); sons Peter (Corinne), Invoice (Daphne), David (Anita) and Earle (Christina); grandchildren Kaitlin (Richard and son Ethan), Skylar, Bailey, Shelby, Tyson, David (Dallys), Tim, Josh, James, and Renee. She can be survived by sister-in-law Evelyn Millen and quite a few treasured cousins, nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, John James (Jimmie)Cameron in 2005, sisters Madeline (John Alex) MacQuarrie, Annie (Bobby) Pattern, and Florence (Percy) Oliver in addition to Jim’s siblings Sam, Dorothy (Murray) Jardine, Willard (Annie), Ernie, Donald (Marie).
Funeral preparations are underneath the path of Eagles Funeral Dwelling, Westville from the place visitation might be held on Friday, July 26 from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM.
Funeral service might be held on Saturday, July 27 at 11:00 AM from St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Westville, Nova Scotia with Rev. Gail Johnson-Murdock officiating. Burial might be at St. Andrews Cemetary, Gairloch. Memorial donations in Wilma’s reminiscence might be made to St. Andrews Cemetary, Gairloch, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Westville or a charity of your selection.
The household needs to increase our gratitude to the employees of the Pictou County VON who cared for Mother over the previous few years and the employees of the Aberdeen Hospital who made her ultimate days just a bit extra comfy.
