Howard Raymond Cameron

Howard Raymond Cameron, 75 year old Siskiyou County native, passed away on Sunday morning, April 21, 2013 at his home in Yreka surrounded by his three daughters. Howard was born January 20, 1938 on his grandparents dairy farm, Happy Hollow Dairy, the 6th generation of Shasta Valley, Siskiyou County pioneers. He graduated from Yreka Elementary and Yreka High Schools and was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He finished his higher education at San Jose State. Howard worked in the Title Insurance/Escrow industry for 43 years, getting his start with Siskiyou County Title Co. in Yreka. Howard was a member of Howard Lodge No. 37, Free & Accepted Masons (50+ year member); Mt. Shasta Commandery No. 32, Knights Templar, York Rite; Scottish Rite; Ben Ali Shriners; Past President of Mt. Shasta Rotary and former member of Kiwanis Yreka. He was also the author of “Uncle Howies Book of Animals A to Z”. A good friend of Howard’s had this to say about his long-time friend: “No obituary for Howard Cameron would be complete if it didn’t point out that he was a curmudgeon, a truly gifted, genuine, blue-ribbon-award-winning curmudgeon. This curmudgeon was my friend for more than forty years. In life, if you are lucky, you get to know a lot of people that you would call friends. There are friends, but then there are the kinds of friends on an entirely different level, that most of us could count on the fingers of one hand. This is the kind of friend that has your back, that would lay down his life for you. This is the kind of friend Howard was. I will miss the curmudgeon. There aren’t enough curmudgeons in this world.” Howard is survived by a daughter, Alexandera Lillian Elsie Cameron (Israel Salcedo) and her children, Alivia, Ava, Cyrus and Elizabeth; a daughter, Kelsey Fae Cameron (Brian Kavenaugh); a daughter, Sarah Bell Cameron and her son, Jacob; his brothers, Bill (Ann) of Yreka, Steve (Sherry) of Medford, Ore, Jeff (Nicki) of Montrose, Colo.; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends and Best Friend, Dexter, the dog. Friends and family are invited to a visitation at Girdner Funeral Chapel on Thursday evening, April 25th, from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Girdner’s on Friday, April 26th at 1:00 p.m. with burial to follow, with full military honors, in the Evergreen Cemetery in Yreka. A potluck luncheon will follow at the Masonic Hall in Yreka. Memorial contributions may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children®, Office of Development, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607 www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org or to Madrone Hospice, 255 Collier Circle, Yreka, CA 96097.

Howard Raymond Cameron

January 20, 1938 - April 21, 2013