A 107-year-old will be honoured at his funeral tomorrow by his 63 descendants and more family and friends at home and abroad.
Ferdinand Cameron was born in 1911 in Watermount, St Catherine’s, Jamaica.
Mr Cameron as a young man
He later married Hilda May who died in 1987 and together they had three children, Elfreda, Joy and Mary.
His eldest daughter Elfreda died 11-years-ago.
He lived in Wood Green and died surrounded by his two remaining daughters Joy and Mary, 15 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren and 15 great-great grandchildren.
Mr Cameron was known for being hard working, industrious and worked at Alexandra Palace railway station for over 20 years until his retirement.
He was a great lover of public transport and still travelled to church regularly by bus, even after he turned 100.
At 103, he was still helping with jobs around his church such as repairing fencing and trimming the hedges.
He was known for being very healthy and didn’t drink or smoke and lived an independent life until just a few years before his death.
Mr Cameron was a keen gardener and loved to grow his own vegetables and herbs.
He would make “smoothies” with the produce from his back garden.
After moving into sheltered accommodation at Bullsmoor Lodge, his daughters Joy and Mary looked after him until his death on December 30, aged 107.
Mr Cameron surrounded by his family
His family said he will be remembered by his family and friends for his unrelenting faith, dedication to family and for his many wise words.
His family feel privileged to have had him in their lives for so long and he will be sorely missed by all who knew him.
The family would like to thank the staff at Bullsmoor Lodge, Enfield Wash, who helped to care for him for the last few years of his life.
Mr Cameron's funeral will be held tomorrow.
His family say the reason his funeral is so long after his death is because of the sheer amount of relatives and loved ones who are travelling to the UK to give him a send off.
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