Joseph Cameron Obituary

Joseph Price Cameron MT. PLEASANT - Joseph Price Cameron, 90, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, husband of Elaine Berry Cameron, died at home in Mt. Pleasant on Sunday, January 27, 2013. A graveside service will be conducted by The Rev. Berry Hudson at Bethany Cemetery, 70 Cunnington Avenue, Charleston, SC on Thursday, January 31, 2013, at 11:00 A.M. Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR INC., MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL. Mr. Cameron was born on July 29, 1922 in Mobile, Alabama, son of the late Captain James E. Cameron and Vera Smith Cameron. He graduated from Marion Institute in Marion, Alabama in 1930 and in 1943 he graduated from The Citadel with a B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering. He earned a Master's Degree in Mathematics from the University of Georgia in 1950. He was a Lieutenant in the United States Naval Reserve and was on active duty for thirty-three months during World War II. Most of his professional career was spent at The Citadel where he taught math and was later Registrar and Director of Admissions. Mr. Cameron was interested in and supportive of Christian missionary work. He and his first wife, the former Helen Clark O'Brien, served for four years as educational missionaries in Korea under the auspices of the Southern Presbyterian Church. He was an active member of Eastbridge Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife, Elaine Berry Hudson Cameron; four children, Carole Cameron Shaw (the late, Bill) of Black Mountain, NC, Joseph Price Cameron, Jr., M.D. (Louisa Pringle) of Charleston, SC, Joyce Cameron Harder (Howard) of Mt. Pleasant, SC, Melissa Cameron Gammons (Larry) of Spartanburg, SC; ten grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren; two stepchildren, the Rev. Berry Hudson (Rachel Todd) of Augusta, GA and Wynn Hudson Eargle (Gregg) of Clemson, SC and three step grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Eastbridge Presbyterian Church, Deacons Fund, 3058 Highway 17 North, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466 or Water Missions, International, 2049 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407 or the charity of one's choice. A memorial message may be sent to the family by visiting our website at www.jhenrystuhr.com. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston