Charles Steven Camerer,

Charles Steven Camerer, Sr., 64, Altus, passed away at his home on July 16, 2013. Cremation services have been entrusted to Kincannon Funeral Home. Memorial services and inurnment will take place at a later date in Patterson Cemetery in Patterson, Illinois. Charles was born to Norma Lester and Mildred Normadean (Orr) Camerer on February 19, 1949 in White Hall, Illinois. He attended school in Illinois and later earned his Associates Degree in the military. He married Elena Taraya on September 14, 1968 at Tacoma, Washington. He served his country in the United States Army retiring in 1984, after seventeen years, as a Master Sergeant. He was a truck mechanic from 1984 to 2001, working for Hargraves Motors in Jerseyville, IL. Charles went to work in Civil Service as a tool maintenance worker in the aircraft maintenance division at the Altus Air Force Base, where he worked from 2001 to 2011. He enjoyed working on old cars and overhauling engines. Charles is preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Alan Camerer. He is survived by two daughters, Tina Marie Torrey and husband, Scott, of Page, AZ, and Jennifer Henson of Port Orchard, WA; one son Charles Camerer, Jr. and wife, Lori, of Mascoutah, IL; two brothers, Don Camerer of California and Lance Camerer of Colorado; a sister, Lisa Harbers of Carrollton IL; nine grandchildren, Michael, Tyler, Seth, Kyrstin, Krystal, Ryan, Jacquelyn, Jay C., and Jewelianna; and two great-grandchildren, Ella Van and Xavier Michael.