WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Betty Cameron passed away just before 3:30 Tuesday morning, according to family members. She was 92 years old.
Cameron died of natural causes and had been sick for some time. Family members said they were by her side when she passed away.
The Cameron family is well known in the Wilmington community.
In 2008, the family donated $2 million to open the Betty H. Cameron Women's and Children's Hospital at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in her honor.
The hospital offers complete care for women and children in a family centered environment and provides premature or critically ill newborns access to the medical center's highly skilled neonatal team.
Dan Cameron, Betty's husband of 59 years, passed away in July 2005. He and his brother Bruce, who passed away in April 2013, owned WECT years ago. The Cameron brothers purchased the station in 1957 and changed the name to WECT. They operated the station until 1987.
ELIZABETH HENDERSON CAMERON, of Wilmington, North Carolina, died October 8, 2013, at her home. Betty was born in Wilmington, NC on August 27, 1921, to William Herman and Swanna Pickett Henderson. She was predeceased by her husband of 59 years, Daniel D. Cameron, her brother William H. Henderson, Jr, and her sisters Anne Moore and Pickett Taylor. She is survived by her five children, Swanna C. Saltiel and her husband, Alan, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Daniel D. Cameron Jr. of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, William H. Cameron and his wife, Mary Jo, of Wilmington, Charlotte A. Cameron and her husband, John Marshall, of McLean, Virginia, and Hilda C. Dill and her husband, Matthew, of Wilmington. She is also survived by twelve grandchildren, Jason, Aren and Jared Saltiel, Memory Stein, her husband Richard, Will Cameron, David Cameron his wife Courtney, Hayden and Cameron Pappas, Bessie and Aleksey Tarrants, and Elisabeth and Margaret Dill. Her great grandson Griggs Stein also survives her. After graduating from New Hanover High School in 1938, she attended Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, Georgia. She returned to Wilmington and worked at the shipyards during WWII. Following the war she moved to New York where she worked. After Dan ended his tour in the military, he and Betty returned home to get married. A devoted wife, mother and friend, she committed her life to raising her family, helping others, and serving the Wilmington community. Betty had a passion for equality and being inclusive of people from all walks of life. She was an early leader of Women in Action, a group that worked to bring racial harmony to Wilmington. She was a devoted lifetime member of First Presbyterian Church; she sang in the choir, was a member of Circle #4, served as an Elder and Deacon, and acted in numerous other leadership roles. For many years, Betty assisted her husband in recruiting the businesses for Wilmington through the Committee of 100. Betty was also very involved with Agnes Scott College where she was the first woman chosen as Chair of the Board of Trustees. She will be remembered for her integrity, her genuine love for people, her inclusiveness, and her willingness to understand the opinions of others. She was very passionate and often encouraged people with her favorite words "there can never be too much beauty in the world". She was dearly loved and will be greatly missed. The family is very appreciative of the love and care given to Betty by her caregivers over the last years of her life. Funeral services will be held at First Presbyterian Church at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday October 10, 2013. A reception will follow in Gilmore Hall at the church.
Published in the Wilmington Star-News from October 9 to October 10, 2013
Cameron died of natural causes and had been sick for some time. Family members said they were by her side when she passed away.
The Cameron family is well known in the Wilmington community.
In 2008, the family donated $2 million to open the Betty H. Cameron Women's and Children's Hospital at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in her honor.
The hospital offers complete care for women and children in a family centered environment and provides premature or critically ill newborns access to the medical center's highly skilled neonatal team.
Dan Cameron, Betty's husband of 59 years, passed away in July 2005. He and his brother Bruce, who passed away in April 2013, owned WECT years ago. The Cameron brothers purchased the station in 1957 and changed the name to WECT. They operated the station until 1987.
ELIZABETH HENDERSON CAMERON, of Wilmington, North Carolina, died October 8, 2013, at her home. Betty was born in Wilmington, NC on August 27, 1921, to William Herman and Swanna Pickett Henderson. She was predeceased by her husband of 59 years, Daniel D. Cameron, her brother William H. Henderson, Jr, and her sisters Anne Moore and Pickett Taylor. She is survived by her five children, Swanna C. Saltiel and her husband, Alan, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Daniel D. Cameron Jr. of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, William H. Cameron and his wife, Mary Jo, of Wilmington, Charlotte A. Cameron and her husband, John Marshall, of McLean, Virginia, and Hilda C. Dill and her husband, Matthew, of Wilmington. She is also survived by twelve grandchildren, Jason, Aren and Jared Saltiel, Memory Stein, her husband Richard, Will Cameron, David Cameron his wife Courtney, Hayden and Cameron Pappas, Bessie and Aleksey Tarrants, and Elisabeth and Margaret Dill. Her great grandson Griggs Stein also survives her. After graduating from New Hanover High School in 1938, she attended Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, Georgia. She returned to Wilmington and worked at the shipyards during WWII. Following the war she moved to New York where she worked. After Dan ended his tour in the military, he and Betty returned home to get married. A devoted wife, mother and friend, she committed her life to raising her family, helping others, and serving the Wilmington community. Betty had a passion for equality and being inclusive of people from all walks of life. She was an early leader of Women in Action, a group that worked to bring racial harmony to Wilmington. She was a devoted lifetime member of First Presbyterian Church; she sang in the choir, was a member of Circle #4, served as an Elder and Deacon, and acted in numerous other leadership roles. For many years, Betty assisted her husband in recruiting the businesses for Wilmington through the Committee of 100. Betty was also very involved with Agnes Scott College where she was the first woman chosen as Chair of the Board of Trustees. She will be remembered for her integrity, her genuine love for people, her inclusiveness, and her willingness to understand the opinions of others. She was very passionate and often encouraged people with her favorite words "there can never be too much beauty in the world". She was dearly loved and will be greatly missed. The family is very appreciative of the love and care given to Betty by her caregivers over the last years of her life. Funeral services will be held at First Presbyterian Church at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday October 10, 2013. A reception will follow in Gilmore Hall at the church.
Published in the Wilmington Star-News from October 9 to October 10, 2013
WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Betty Cameron passed away just before 3:30 Tuesday morning, according to family members. She was 92 years old.
Cameron died of natural causes and had been sick for some time. Family members said they were by her side when she passed away.
The Cameron family is well known in the Wilmington community.
In 2008, the family donated $2 million to open the Betty H. Cameron Women's and Children's Hospital at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in her honor.
The hospital offers complete care for women and children in a family centered environment and provides premature or critically ill newborns access to the medical center's highly skilled neonatal team.
Dan Cameron, Betty's husband of 59 years, passed away in July 2005. He and his brother Bruce, who passed away in April 2013, owned WECT years ago. The Cameron brothers purchased the station in 1957 and changed the name to WECT. They operated the station until 1987.
ELIZABETH HENDERSON CAMERON, of Wilmington, North Carolina, died October 8, 2013, at her home. Betty was born in Wilmington, NC on August 27, 1921, to William Herman and Swanna Pickett Henderson. She was predeceased by her husband of 59 years, Daniel D. Cameron, her brother William H. Henderson, Jr, and her sisters Anne Moore and Pickett Taylor. She is survived by her five children, Swanna C. Saltiel and her husband, Alan, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Daniel D. Cameron Jr. of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, William H. Cameron and his wife, Mary Jo, of Wilmington, Charlotte A. Cameron and her husband, John Marshall, of McLean, Virginia, and Hilda C. Dill and her husband, Matthew, of Wilmington. She is also survived by twelve grandchildren, Jason, Aren and Jared Saltiel, Memory Stein, her husband Richard, Will Cameron, David Cameron his wife Courtney, Hayden and Cameron Pappas, Bessie and Aleksey Tarrants, and Elisabeth and Margaret Dill. Her great grandson Griggs Stein also survives her. After graduating from New Hanover High School in 1938, she attended Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, Georgia. She returned to Wilmington and worked at the shipyards during WWII. Following the war she moved to New York where she worked. After Dan ended his tour in the military, he and Betty returned home to get married. A devoted wife, mother and friend, she committed her life to raising her family, helping others, and serving the Wilmington community. Betty had a passion for equality and being inclusive of people from all walks of life. She was an early leader of Women in Action, a group that worked to bring racial harmony to Wilmington. She was a devoted lifetime member of First Presbyterian Church; she sang in the choir, was a member of Circle #4, served as an Elder and Deacon, and acted in numerous other leadership roles. For many years, Betty assisted her husband in recruiting the businesses for Wilmington through the Committee of 100. Betty was also very involved with Agnes Scott College where she was the first woman chosen as Chair of the Board of Trustees. She will be remembered for her integrity, her genuine love for people, her inclusiveness, and her willingness to understand the opinions of others. She was very passionate and often encouraged people with her favorite words "there can never be too much beauty in the world". She was dearly loved and will be greatly missed. The family is very appreciative of the love and care given to Betty by her caregivers over the last years of her life. Funeral services will be held at First Presbyterian Church at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday October 10, 2013. A reception will follow in Gilmore Hall at the church.
Published in the Wilmington Star-News from October 9 to October 10, 2013
Cameron died of natural causes and had been sick for some time. Family members said they were by her side when she passed away.
The Cameron family is well known in the Wilmington community.
In 2008, the family donated $2 million to open the Betty H. Cameron Women's and Children's Hospital at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in her honor.
The hospital offers complete care for women and children in a family centered environment and provides premature or critically ill newborns access to the medical center's highly skilled neonatal team.
Dan Cameron, Betty's husband of 59 years, passed away in July 2005. He and his brother Bruce, who passed away in April 2013, owned WECT years ago. The Cameron brothers purchased the station in 1957 and changed the name to WECT. They operated the station until 1987.
ELIZABETH HENDERSON CAMERON, of Wilmington, North Carolina, died October 8, 2013, at her home. Betty was born in Wilmington, NC on August 27, 1921, to William Herman and Swanna Pickett Henderson. She was predeceased by her husband of 59 years, Daniel D. Cameron, her brother William H. Henderson, Jr, and her sisters Anne Moore and Pickett Taylor. She is survived by her five children, Swanna C. Saltiel and her husband, Alan, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Daniel D. Cameron Jr. of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, William H. Cameron and his wife, Mary Jo, of Wilmington, Charlotte A. Cameron and her husband, John Marshall, of McLean, Virginia, and Hilda C. Dill and her husband, Matthew, of Wilmington. She is also survived by twelve grandchildren, Jason, Aren and Jared Saltiel, Memory Stein, her husband Richard, Will Cameron, David Cameron his wife Courtney, Hayden and Cameron Pappas, Bessie and Aleksey Tarrants, and Elisabeth and Margaret Dill. Her great grandson Griggs Stein also survives her. After graduating from New Hanover High School in 1938, she attended Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, Georgia. She returned to Wilmington and worked at the shipyards during WWII. Following the war she moved to New York where she worked. After Dan ended his tour in the military, he and Betty returned home to get married. A devoted wife, mother and friend, she committed her life to raising her family, helping others, and serving the Wilmington community. Betty had a passion for equality and being inclusive of people from all walks of life. She was an early leader of Women in Action, a group that worked to bring racial harmony to Wilmington. She was a devoted lifetime member of First Presbyterian Church; she sang in the choir, was a member of Circle #4, served as an Elder and Deacon, and acted in numerous other leadership roles. For many years, Betty assisted her husband in recruiting the businesses for Wilmington through the Committee of 100. Betty was also very involved with Agnes Scott College where she was the first woman chosen as Chair of the Board of Trustees. She will be remembered for her integrity, her genuine love for people, her inclusiveness, and her willingness to understand the opinions of others. She was very passionate and often encouraged people with her favorite words "there can never be too much beauty in the world". She was dearly loved and will be greatly missed. The family is very appreciative of the love and care given to Betty by her caregivers over the last years of her life. Funeral services will be held at First Presbyterian Church at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday October 10, 2013. A reception will follow in Gilmore Hall at the church.
Published in the Wilmington Star-News from October 9 to October 10, 2013
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