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Show David Henry Cannon, 83, Dies Here Monday At His Home At 2 a. m. David Henry Cannon, 83, prominent promin-ent Dixie pioneer, died at his home in St. George Monday, Mar. 20th at 2 a. m., after a short illness. Born in Salt Lake City, Oct. 15, 1860, he was the eldest son of David Henry and Wilhelmina L. Mousley Cannon. He was just past a year old when his parents were called to help settle the Dixie Cotton mission and he arrived ar-rived in St. George with the first company of pioneers Dec. 3, 1861. With the exception of an L. D. S. mission to the southern states in 1862, he has spent his entire life in St. George. Married In April, 1885 On April 6, 1885, he was married mar-ried in the Logan Temple to Camilla E. Mason of Salt Lake City. To them were born nine children, eight of whom are still living. Mrs. Cannon died .Aug. 22, 1941. Always an ardent church worker Mr. Cannon held the office , of High Priest at the time of his death. In his early years he worked as butcher, freighter and farmer. In 1900 he began service as night watchman at the St. George Temple, continuing in this capacity for 18 years. In 1919 he was appointed custodian at the Temple, where he worked until 1937, when a stroke unfitted him for further service. Since that time he has lived with his daughter, daugh-ter, Mrs. Ben Cameron, and for the last two years with his son, Kenneth M. Cannon and family. Survivors of Mr. Cannon Survivors include three daughters, daugh-ters, Mrs. Ben Cameron of Henderson, Hend-erson, Nev.; Mrs. A. R. Barton, St. George and Mrs. Clarissa Winsness of Salt Lake City; five sons, David H. Cannon of St. Johns, Utah; George Q. Cannon, Ambrose Cannon , Kenneth M. Cannon and Clarence Cannon of St. George. Also surviving are his aged step-mother, Mrs. Rhoda K. Cannon of Hurricane; four sisters, Mrs. Joseph W. Webb of Hurricane; Hurri-cane; Mi's. Josephine Jones of Provo; Mrs. Theresa Huntsman of Enterprise and Mrs. Milton Burgess of St. George; thirteen brothers, Angus M., Woodruff W., Walter. Vernon. Raymond, Claude (Continued on page eight) David Cannon Funeral 'Continued from first page) and Harold Cannon, all of St. Coorge; Lewis R. Cannon of Al-hambra, Al-hambra, Calif.; Frank and Eugene Cannon of Fielding, Utah; Douglas Cannon of Garland; Bayard Cannon Can-non of Central and Earl Cannon of Santa Monica, Calif. Also 45 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Wed-nesday, Mar. 22nd at 4 p.m., in the St. George stake Tabernacle, with Bishop Byron H. Taylor presiding pre-siding and Leo G. Smith conducting. con-ducting. Music numbers included, "I Know That My Redeemer Lives", and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere", Some-where", by a mixed quartet, Mrs. Wm. E. Baker, Mrs. John L. Clarke, Lenzi Sullivan and Jay Huntsman, with Mrs. Mae A. Pace accompanying; vocal solo, "That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine", Vernon Worthen; and "In the Garden", by Mrs. Pratt Miles and Mrs. Baker. First speaker was George F. Whitehead, former president of the St. George Temple and close friend of the deceased since 1876. He told of the faithful work of the deceased at the Temple, of his kindness as 'husband and father, and his adherence to principles prin-ciples of the Gospel of Christ. Carl L. Moss of the South ward bishopric told of his association with the deceased as close neighbor; neigh-bor; how he lived joyfully with his family, playing marbles, wrestling and , working with 'his sons, and with their playmates. He always set a goal for each task, and taught his children to love work as well as play. j Prayers were by John T. Woodbury Wood-bury Jr., and A. K. Hafen, the grave in the St. George city cemetery ceme-tery being dedicated by his son--in-law, Ben Cameron of Las Vegas. |