Mrs. Helen Myers Cameron Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Public Viewing for Mrs. Helen Myers Cameron will be Friday, January 3, 2020 from Noon till 6:00 P.M. at A. A. Dicks Funeral Home Sullivan Chapel, located 2548 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29201. Services will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Noon at First Nazareth Baptist Church, located 2351 Gervais St, Columbia, SC 29204. Interment will follow at Sandhill Memorial Park, Lake City, SC A woman of faith, Helen Myers Cameron entered into eternal rest on December 30, 2019 after a brief illness. Born in Pamplico, SC to Roy and Rada McNeil Myers on July 13, 1938, Helen received her education in the Florence County Schools. She continued her education and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Education from South Carolina State College now South Carolina State University. Helen met the love of her life, Dr. Henry T. Cameron, who she married upon graduating in May of 1960. She later received her Masters in Education from Central Connecticut State University. Helen’s career as an educator spanned 40 years in various locations to include the New Haven (Connecticut) Public Schools, Nashville (Tennessee) Public Schools, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College and lastly as the Division Chairperson of the Department of Office Systems Technologies at Guilford Technical Community College in Greensboro, NC. Her personalized attention to students’ learning was evident when her students honored her with the “Caught in the Act of Caring” award. Helen was active in local, regional and national organizations affiliated with higher education and civic engagements. Some of her affiliations included: Life Memberships in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and the National Council of Negro Women. Helen was a founding member of the Genesis Baptist Church in Greensboro, North Carolina where she served as president of the Missionary Ministry for many years. Upon relocation to Columbia, South Carolina, Helen became a member of First Nazareth Baptist Church and served faithfully in the Women’s Working Ministry and the Church School Adult Class I. She was predeceased by her parents Roy and Rada McNeil Myers, her husband Dr. Henry T. Cameron, two sisters Betty Jean Shird and Roy Katha Myers and a sister-in-love Nellie Redmond Williams. Helen is survived by her children, Anthony (Keeli) Cameron of Columbia, SC, Helene A. Cameron (Edward L. Williams, II) of LaPlata, MD, grandchildren Nicolaus, Alexa and Cory, sisters Grace Ann Myers of Florence, SC and Rada Alice (James) Spears of Pamplico, SC and her brother Samuel (Diane) Myers of Florence, SC, brothers-in-law Laurie Shird of Pamplico, SC and Dallas (Cleaver Belle) Cameron of Palm Bay, FL., sisters in-law Mary Cameron of Bridgeport, CT, Juanita Cameron of Palm Bay, FL and Martha Cameron of Orlando, FL, two very special and devoted nieces Angela Shird (JD) Glover of Chesapeake, VA and Jacqueline Shird Gary (Michael) of Florence, SC, a very special and devoted great niece, Brittany Nicole Glover of Charlotte, NC, sisters-in-love Elizabeth Howard of Woodbridge, CT, and Betty Daniels Greenlee of Black Mountain, NC, brother in love, Willie Williams, Jr. of Columbia, SC, God-daughter Willease N. Williams of Columbia, SC and a host of other relatives, extended family and special friends. Helen was a fortress of strength for her entire family and gained her strength from her strong and unwavering faith in God and in knowing that “All things work together for the Good of those who love God and are the called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28. Please leave the family your condolences and prayers. The Cameron family, acknowledges with grateful appreciation, all of your kind expressions of love and sympathy. Thank you for helping us care for our families. A. A. Dicks, Sr. and Staff.

Mrs. Helen Myers Cameron

July 13, 1938 - December 30, 2019