Funeral Held for Alto Footballer

RUSK — Hundreds gathered Saturday in the Rusk High School gym for the funeral of Alto High School football player Cam’ron Matthews. KETK reports team members sat at the front proudly wearing their Alto jerseys. Speakers discussed what a blessing Matthews was to the community. At one point, everyone stood and sang the Alto school song. The ceremony called on the community to live up to the legacy Matthews left and to be faithful servants of God. Alto head football coach Paul Gould says Cam’ron’s legacy shined both on and off the field. Gould remarked, “He was a super kid…It’s hard to describe how many good qualities the kid had…great, great character, great role model. Anything positive you could say about him, he definitely had.”

Cam’ron’s willingness to give continues after his passing. As an organ donor, he was able to to donate organs to six people in need, including his grandfather. Cam’ron died of an aneurysm after collapsing on the sidelines during an October 16 game against Price-Carlisle. The rest of the game was called off.