Thelma Cameron

Thelma “TJ” Jane Cameron gained her Heavenly Wings February 17 ^th 2021 in Clay Center, Kansas

TJ was born in the small town of Bunker Hill Indiana on March 19 ^th 1931 to Harold and Leah (Downs) Wagner.

TJ was born right in the middle of the Great Depression. She was the middle (and only girl) child. She had two brothers Eugene and Chuck. She was a Daddy’s girl and thought the sun rose and set on him. When she was sixteen she married Lovell Horn and together they had four children. She stayed busy working as a waitress, seamstress and activities leader. She helped coach her daughter’s softball team and was a leader for Brownies Troup and Cub Scouts. After 23 years of marriage TJ and Lovell parted ways. She later moved to Kansas to be with her daughter. She was very active in her church life and loved her Lord and Savior.  She worked in Manhattan at Campbell’s (a fine collections store) and the Manhattan Library. She really enjoyed both of these jobs as it kept her involved with people. She retired and moved to Clay Center where she met the love of her life Leonard Cameron. They were able to adventure this life together for ten years.

TJ was preceded in death by her youngest daughter Renee Lynn, her only son Rex Lovell, her husband Leonard and a granddaughter, Lisa Blackburn. Surviving family are:

Daughter Rebecca (Horn) Blackburn of Clay Center and Reta (Horn) Davies of South Dakota.

TJ has 3 granddaughters Melissa and husband Jason Kling of Clay Center, Kansas, Laura and husband Jason Fitzpatrick of Manassas, Virginia and Angela and husband Mike Pedersen of Manhattan, Kansas.

She also has a grandson Robert Blackburn of Clay Center, Kansas.

She was blessed in that she was able to be involved in the lives of her great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. And she has many….

Great and great-great Grandchildren are

Traci (Michael) Hoover of Clay Center, Kansas, parents of Alayna, Alivia, Maverick and Beckett

Krista Wiss of Delphos Ohio, Mom of Myla

Caleb Withee of Clay Center, Kansas

Tanner Kling of Clay Center, Kansas

Zachary Coheely of Alabama

Michael (Alicia) Fitzpatrick of Georgia

Raegan Fitzpatrick of Clay Center, Kansas, Mom of Carson

Shannon Fitzpatrick of Manassas, Virginia

Conner Fitzpatrick of Manassas, Virginia

Timothy (Lacey) Blackburn of Salina, Kansas, parents of Gylian, Sonny, Deacon, Rae, Alexandria and Maxwell

Casey Blackburn of North Carolina

Katie (Jeremy) Roughton of Wichita, parents of Greyson

Jacob Blackburn of Wichita Kansas

Alexandra Pederson of Manhattan Kansas

Michael Pederson of Manhattan Kansas

She was loved and will be missed by many.

Services: A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, March 6, 2021 at the Wakefield Baptist Fellowship

Memorial contributions can be made to the Thelma Cameron memorial fund to be designated later c/o Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home