Funeral mass for Harry W. Cameron, 95, Lawton, will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday in the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church with Father Joseph R. Ross, Pastor officiating. Mr. Cameron died Saturday in Lawton. Burial with military honors will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. A rosary service will be held at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. He was born April 6, 1916 in Front Royal, Virginia. He was graduated from Warren County High School and attended three years of college at Randolph Macon Academy in Front Royal. Further studies were done at American University, Washington, D.C.; University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan, and Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma. He served in the United States Army Hq 1306 SU Rehabilitation Ctr, Camp Pickett, Virginia, during World War II. He received an honorable medical discharge as Technician 5th Grade in 1943. Mr. Cameron was employed by the U.S. Civil Service with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (now NASA) in Washington, D.C., and later transferred to the State Department Foreign Service in communication. He served in American legations, consulates and embassies, completing tours in New Delhi, India; Karachi, Pakistan; Ankara, Turkey; Vientiane, Laos and Taiz, Yemen. After taking semi-retirement in 1963, Mr. Cameron came to Lawton where he worked in food services and as a salesman in men's clothing. Mr. Cameron, a co-founder of the Southwest Oklahoma Opera Guild, which was established November 1978, served as its Publicity Director for 20 years. He coordinated the Children's Opera in the Lawton Public School System for 9 years and served as liaison for SOOG and Cameron University's Summer Operas for 10 years. He held season subscriptions to the Community Concert, Lawton Community Theater, Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra, Cameron University Theater and OCU Opera and Music Theater. He was a lifetime member of SOOG, Lawton Schubert Music Club, Lawton Community Theater Guild, Arts and Humanities Council, ns of Italy, and for many years was a 4th degree in the Knights of Columbus. He received the Bravo Award from the Texas Opera Theater and the Appreciation Award from Tulsa Opera for his assistance in development of the artistic and educational opportunities afforded all ages in opera. He was named SOOG Volunteer of the Year and Arts and Humanities Council Citizen of the Arts. Mr. Cameron was known as "Mr. Opera", an honor bestowed upon him December 17, 1993 by John T. Marley, former mayor of Lawton. He is survived by a nephew, James A. Russell, Jr. and two nieces, Sue Essex and Joan Thomas. A brother and two sisters preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cameron University School of Vocal Music, 2800 W. Gore Blvd., Lawton OK 73505.