Obit of Cambron, Thomas Lawton - McClain County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 27 Jan 2008 Return to McClain County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/mcclain/mcclain.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::NOT LISTED Cambron, Thomas Lawton Thomas Lawton Cambron, 80, of Buckeye, was born November 18th, 1926 in Washington, Oklahoma and passed away on October 15, 2007. Thomas "TL" is survived by his beloved wife of 57 years, Fern; his children: Beverly (Greg), Della (Brett), Tom (Lisa), and Kellie (Jeff), and 11 grandchildren: Emily (Paul), Jessica, Katie, Elaine, Laura, Seth, Claire, Reece, Austin and Parker. TL is also survived by his brothers, Amos "Amo" and Harvey "Cordelius" Cambron. TL came to Arizona in 1934, "Grapes of Wrath" style with his family to work in the cotton camps. He attended Palo Verde and Avondale elementary schools and graduated from Litchfield High School in 1944. The adventurous TL served in the Navy during WWII, landing troops on Okinawa. After returning to Arizona, he graduated from Arizona State College (ASU) and earned a Masters of Education at NAU. He was a teacher and later a Superintendent of Liberty Elementary School, where he retired after 32 years. An I.O.O.F. member and a Mason, he was a master storyteller and truly never met a stranger! In service to his community, he spent 15 years as Scout Master for Troop 93 and a volunteer fire fighter in both Buckeye and Liberty. In addition to his love for family and friends, he enjoyed fishing, golf, playing his many musical instruments and just relaxing on the front porch of the cabin that he built in Forest Lakes. "The lessons you taught us will live in our hearts forever. We will miss you and love you always!" A celebration of TL's life will be held on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007 at 2:30 pm, in the Liberty Elementary School Auditorium (MC 85 and Liberty School Rd.). Memorial donations may be made to Liberty United Methodist Church. Published in The Arizona Republic from 10/20/2007 - 10/21/2007. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to McClain County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/mcclain/mcclain.html