Henry Sonny Cannon Jr.

Services for Henry Sonny Cannon Jr., 79, of De Sota, Texas, formerly of Rusk, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at the New Generation Baptist Church, with Pastor Robert Hall, Elder Winston Cannon, the Rev. Clifton Reagan and the Rev. H.C. Whitaker officiating, under the direction of Williams Funeral Home. Burial will be at Rock Hill Cemetery.

Mr. Cannon died Friday, June 1, 2007, in Dallas. He was born Sept. 10, 1927, in Cherokee County. He attended public school in New Summerfield. Cannon was a former member of Rock Hill Presbyterian Church and an active member of New Generation Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict.

Visitation will be 7:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, June 8, at the funeral home.

Information from The Jacksonville Daily Progress

June 13, 2007

HENRY (SONNY) CANNON

Funeral for Henry (Sonny) Cannon, 79, of DeSota, formerly of Rusk was at 1 p.m. Saturday at the New Generation Baptist Church with Pastor Robert Hall, Elder Winston Cannon, the Rev. Clifton Reagan and the Rev. H.C. Whitaker officiating. Burial was in Rock Hill Cemetery under the direction of Williams Funeral Home.

Mr. Cannon died June 1. He was born Sept. 10, 1927, in Cherokee County. He attended New Summerfield schools, was a former member of the Rock Hill Presbyterian Church and currently a member of the New Generation Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the Korean War.

Preceding him in death were his parents; two brothers; two sisters; and three grandchildren.

Survivors are his wife, Gloria Faye Cannon of DeSota; two sons and daughters-in-law, Leonard and Brenda Cannon and Elder Winston and Beverly Cannon, all of DeSota; two daughters and sons-inlaw, Devon and Pastor Robert Price-Hall and Kabrena and Terrence Cannon, all of DeSota; 19 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Rashard Criner, Sherman Johnson, Anthony Price, Terry Reise, Murvin Stafford and Clarence Watts. Honorary pallbearers were Henry Martin Irving, Harold Stafford, O'Neal Session and Tony Watts and deacons of the New Generation Baptist Church.

Information from The Cherokeean Herald