Ann Smith Cameron

OZARK…Mrs. Ann Smith Cameron, a resident of Ozark, died late Monday morning, September 2, 2024, at her home. She was 77.

 Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at Harvest Free Will Baptist Church with Reverend Bobby Peters and Reverend Daniel Jones officiating. Graveside services will be at 12:00 Noon (ET). Thursday, September 5, 2024, in Sandhill Cemetery, Milan, Georgia. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark is in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends from 10:00 until 11:00 A.M. Wednesday at Harvest Free Will Baptist Church.

 Mrs. Cameron, daughter of the late William Mark Smith and Melzora McCook Smith, was a native of Fitzgerald, Georgia and moved to Ozark in 2018. One of Ann’s favorite places to be was outside. Whether she was raking leaves, planting flowers, or trimming bushes, she always enjoyed her time outdoors. God gave her a love of plants and a talent for making them grow. She enjoyed going to the nursery to find new plants and loved nurturing them and watching them grow into beautiful flowers. She also enjoyed sharing the fruits of her labor with those around her. Ann was a member of Harvest Free Will Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Carl “Pete” Cameron, Jr., infant son, grandson-in-law, Trent McLendon; siblings, Ruthie Meaker, Vermont Brunkey, Bertie Turner, Russell Smith, EJ Smith, Vernon Smith, Troy Smith, and Robert Smith.

 Surviving relatives include her daughter, Angela Mefford (Tony), Ozark; stepson, Carl Cameron, Fitzgerald, Georgia; grandchildren, Todd Mefford (Andrea), Megan Mefford McLendon, Zachery Mefford, Andy Cameron (Kaitlin), and Aaron Cameron; sister, Betty Rineair, Tifton, Georgia; brother-in-law, Bill Cameron, McRae, Georgia; nine great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, and other relatives.