Born in Greenville County, he was the son of the late A.B. and Daisey Moore Cannon. He was a retired self-employed residential building contractor and avid rose gardener. As an active member of Leawood Baptist Church, he coached youth baseball, was a member of the B.F. Rogers Sunday School Class, and a former R.A. Leader. During World War II, he served his country by helping to build bunkers at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia.
A loving and wonderful husband, father, and grandfather, he is survived by his wife of 65 years, Alline Olson Cannon; two sons and a daughter-in-law, M. Douglas and Patsy Cannon of Greenville, and Anthony Wayne Cannon of Fayetteville, N.C.; a brother, Alger L. Cannon of Taylors; five grandchildren, Jay Cannon, Tim Cannon, Rhonda Cannon, Cheryl C. Miller, and Brett Powell; and five great-grandchildren. He is predeceased by a daughter, Alice Faye Cannon Powell; a son, Jesse Ronald Cannon; a granddaughter, Teresa Powell; five brothers; and four sisters.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown. The service will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Chapel of Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown, with interment in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to Leawood Baptist Church, 401 State Park Road, Greenville, SC 29609.
The family is at the residence.
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Published in The Greenville News on September 9, 2001
Born in Greenville County, he was the son of the late A.B. and Daisey Moore Cannon. He was a retired self-employed residential building contractor and avid rose gardener. As an active member of Leawood Baptist Church, he coached youth baseball, was a member of the B.F. Rogers Sunday School Class, and a former R.A. Leader. During World War II, he served his country by helping to build bunkers at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia.
A loving and wonderful husband, father, and grandfather, he is survived by his wife of 65 years, Alline Olson Cannon; two sons and a daughter-in-law, M. Douglas and Patsy Cannon of Greenville, and Anthony Wayne Cannon of Fayetteville, N.C.; a brother, Alger L. Cannon of Taylors; five grandchildren, Jay Cannon, Tim Cannon, Rhonda Cannon, Cheryl C. Miller, and Brett Powell; and five great-grandchildren. He is predeceased by a daughter, Alice Faye Cannon Powell; a son, Jesse Ronald Cannon; a granddaughter, Teresa Powell; five brothers; and four sisters.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown. The service will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Chapel of Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown, with interment in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to Leawood Baptist Church, 401 State Park Road, Greenville, SC 29609.
The family is at the residence.
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Published in The Greenville News on September 9, 2001
Family Members
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Mary Inez Cannon Henerey
1904–1996
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James Hugh "Jim" Cannon Sr
1906–1977
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Ira Lee Cannon
1909–1960
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Ernest B Cannon
1911–1970
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Agnes Cannon Fowler
1913–1993
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Charlotte Cannon Rollins
1915–1992
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Walter William Cannon
1919–1970
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Alger Lewis Cannon
1921–2002
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Anne Cannon Bruce Pearson
1924–1995
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Burnett Milton Cannon
1927–1969
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