Clarence Rodney Cameron, age 73 of Sanford passed away on Tuesday, (3/11/2025) at the Jim and Betsy Bryan Hospice Home in Pittsboro. He was born in Lee County, son of the late Clarence Cameron and Velma Saunders Cameron.  He was preceded in death by his parents and brother-in-law, Chuck Kelly.  Rodney loved to spend time with his family and friends.  He retired with fifty-one years of service as a volunteer fire fighter and dove hunting, rabbit hunting and fishing were some of his favorite pastimes.  He was a skilled mechanic, and working on his John Deere Farm Equipment was one of his greatest joys.  He was a friend to many in the community and will be missed by all who knew him. Surviving is his wife, Mary Sue Howard Cameron of the home; daughters, Wendy C. Strickland (Sted) of Moncure, NC, Dorothy Denise Cameron of Sanford, NC and Stephanie Brown McRae (Craig) of Sanford, NC; sisters, Sue Kelly of Sanford, NC, Gail Holder (Tommy) of Broadway, NC, Delores Greene of Lillington, NC and Kay Angell (Jim) of Greensboro, NC; brother, Ronald Cameron (Agnes) of Broadway, NC; grandchildren, Britt McRae (Chelsey), Brice McRae, Cameron Williams (Austin), Abbey Marsh, Hunter Stickland and great-grandson, Fletcher Williams.  The family will receive friends from 3-4pm on Friday (3/14/2025) at Baptist Chapel Church, 2413 Buckhorn Road, Sanford, NC. Funeral service will be conducted at 4pm with Rev. Scott Yow and Rev. Doug Houston officiating.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Flowers are appreciated or memorial gifts can be made in Rodney's memory to the SECU Jim and Betsy Bryan Hospice Home, 100 Roundtree Way, Pittsboro, NC 27312 or to the Lee County Firefighters Burned Children's Fund, 2668 Steel Bridge Road, Sanford, NC 27330.   Online condolences can be made at www.smithfuneralhomebroadway.com  Arrangements are by Smith Funeral Home, Broadway Inc.