Cameron Pulliam

Pulliam, Cameron passed away on Tuesday, September 9, 2008, at home in Carl Junction Missouri after a courageous battle with cancer. Cameron was born on January 5, 1936, in Mesa, Arizona to Frederick and Nathana Pulliam. He was licensed to preach at age seventeen by Forest Park Baptist Church in Joplin. He received his AA from Hannibal-LaGrange in 1955, then went on to receive his B.A. with a major in English Literature at Grand Canyon Baptist College in Phoenix. He attended Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Cameron received an M.E. and EdS at the University of Missouri in 1966, then his Ed. D at M.U. in 1981. He retired from Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Mo. after a successful career in public education. Continuing his life of service to the community, he pastored many churches throughout his life, most recently several in the southwest Missouri area. Cameron was a devoted husband, father, brother, and grandfather. Survivors include his wife, Deborah; son Dale Pulliam and wife Joanne of Lake Elsinore, CA; two daughters, Joy Castillo of Columbia, MO., and Sarah Pulliam of Springfield, MO; eleven grandchildren; three sisters, Lucille LaDue of Bolivar, MO., Alice Diehl of Sanford, FL; and Tania Gray and husband Jerry of Springfield, MO; one brother, Dan Pulliam of Valley Falls, KS; and numerous nieces and nephews who love and will miss him.Services:Memorial Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 13 at St. Paul's United Methodist Church at 2423 W. 26th St., Joplin, MO. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the Church. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may contribute to the Cameron Pulliam Memorial Scholarship Fund. Donors may direct scholarship memorials to the Mason-Woodard Mortuary or send directly to the Missouri Southern Foundation, 3950 E. Newman Rd., Joplin, MO. Private burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, MO at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to the MASON-WOODARD Mortuary of Joplin, MO.