Nellie Faye Cameron

Nellie Faye Cameron obituary, Mount Vernon, IL

Nellie Faye Cameron

Nellie Cameron Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Hughey Funeral Home on Oct. 31, 2024.

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Nellie Faye Cameron, 78, of Bluford, Illinois, passed away at 4:18 PM October 30, 2024 at Mount Vernon Countryside Manor in Mount Vernon, Illinois. She was born October 24, 1946 in Mount Vernon, Illinois to the late Thomas and Evelyn (Carpenter) Wray. Nellie married Paul Cameron on June 25, 1966 at the Bluford Baptist Church in Bluford, Illinois. He preceded her in death on July 20, 2012 after 46 years of marriage.
Nellie is survived by her daughter, Paula Bruce and husband, Dale of Wayne City, Illinois; son, Travis Cameron and wife, Teresa of Bluford, Illinois; sisters, Violet Mae Spangler of Bluford, Illinois, Martha Payne and husband, Russell of Ina, Illinois, and Ruby Goldman and husband, David of Bluford, Illinois; brother, Jim Wray and special friend, Janet Wilkey of Bluford, Illinois; granddaughters, Holly Schuster and husband, Reegan of McLeansboro, Illinois, Kourtney Belangee of Bluford, Illinois, Brittany Sanders and husband, Stu of Centralia, Illinois, Kelsey Wilkes and husband, Devin of Salem, Illinois, and Alexis Cameron of Bluford, Illinois; grandsons, Jacob Reyling of Dahlgren, Illinois and Clayton Bruce of Wayne City, Illinois; great-grandchildren, Jolee Schuster, Eva Schuster, Elsie Schuster, Lucy Schuster, Riley Johnston, Kamryn Belangee, Tatum Sanders, and Raegan Sanders; sisters-in-law, JoAnn Miller of Dix, Illinois, Wilma Dobsch of Mount Vernon, Illinois, and Delores Fish of Rockford, Illinois, Saundra Manley of Mount Vernon, Illinois.
In addition to her parents and husband, Nellie was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Madison Cameron; grandson-in-law, Tres Belangee; and nephews, Roy Dale Seidel and Craig Payne.
Nellie was a member of the Bluford Baptist Church. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her.
A Visitation will be held Tuesday, November 5, 2024, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Hughey Funeral Home in Mount Vernon. A Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 10:00 am at Hughey Funeral Home with Reverend Brian Palmer officiating. Interment will follow at Thomason Cemetery in Wayne City, Illinois. Memorials may be made in Nellie's honor to the charity of the donor's choice.
Call Hughey Funeral Home at 618-242-3348 or visit hugheyfh.com for further information.
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