 He died of heart failure in the morning of October 6 , 1919 after a brief illness at his Edmonton home . He was survived by his wife and children . After his funeral at his home on Cameron Avenue , he was buried at the Edmonton Cemetery . At the time of his death , the Edmonton Bulletin praised Cameron for his efforts in establishing the foundations of the city Edmonton , and remarked that " the city owes much to him because of his strenuous efforts with others in maintaining this as the permanent site for the city " . Elizabeth Cameron died in Edmonton in 1933 at the age of 79 . 
