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Overseer Willie Clyde Cannon

3/12/2015

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Overseer Willie Clyde Cannon, age 64, 229 East Rockhill Drive, Americus, Georgia passed Monday, March 9, 2015 at the Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, Georgia.  

A wake service will be held on Friday, March 13, 2015 from 6:00-7:00 P.M. at the Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc., 607 Kaigler Street, Oglethorpe, Georgia.

The funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, March 14, 2015 at the Christian Outreach Center, 515 Bumphead Road, Americus, Georgia.  The remains will lay in state at the church from 12:00 noon until the hour of service.  Burial will follow in the Staley Memorial Cemetery, Corner of Souther Field Road and Mayo Street, Americus, Georgia.
 
Overseer Willie Clyde Cannon was born May 12, 1950 in Lumpkin, Stewart County, Georgia to the late Booker T. Cannon, Sr. and Carrie E. Buford Cannon Mattox.  He was preceded in death by three brothers, Brooker T. Cannon, Jr., Tommie Cannon, and Johnny Cannon. He was a 1969 graduate of Lumpkin High School, Lumpkin, Georgia.   He was a 1972 graduate of South Georgia Technical College with a degree in Upholstery and Interior Design.

He was also employed with Cooper Lighting of Americus, Georgia for thirty-five years and retired as a painter attendant. In 1985, he was the owner of Cannon Upholstery Shop of Americus, Georgia.
 
He accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior and joined the band of Christian believers at the Healing Temple Church of Americus, Georgia under the leadership of the late Bishop P. J. Welch and Supervisor Lillie Ruth Welch.  While at Healing Temple Church, he was the Superintendent of the Sunday School Class and President of the Usher Board Ministry.  His spirit began to grow in Christ and with his understanding of the word.  In 1998, he was ordained as an Elder under of leadership of Bishop Robert Welch of Forsyth, Georgia. He pastored in the circuit of Thomasville, Athen and Camilla, Georgia.   And in 2010 the spirit led him in the direction of leadership which flourished and matured at the Fountain Temple of Divine Faith Worship Center of Brooklyn, Georgia.  By order of Prophetess Emma Jean Thomas and the congregation, he was ordained to the head office of Overseer of Holy Tabernacle Church of Deliverance of Lumpkin, Georgia.
 
He was united in Holy matrimony to the former Mary Ann Johnson Cannon on December 22, 1979, and their union was blessed with four sons. 
 
He leaves a legacy of love and many fond memories to his beloved family which include a loving and devoted wife of thirty four years, Mary Ann Johnson Cannon, Americus, Georgia; four sons, Willie Tervarus Cannon (Jecqullia), Lumpkin, Georgia, Terrell Cannon, Americus, Georgia, Eric D. Cannon, Americus, Georgia, and Wesley P. Cannon, Americus, Georgia; seven grandchildren, Jamarrious Cannon, Javonte’ Cannon, Ja’Quavious Cannon, Ja’Khia Cannon, Javarus Cannon, all of Lumpkin, Georgia,  Tervoria Bishop, Albany, Georgia and Ja’Quavious Angry, Americus, Georgia; three sisters, Emma Brown (William), Shirley Slaughter (John) all of Lumpkin, Georgia and Daisy Kitchens, Americus, Georgia; two brothers, Marvin Cannon and Sammy Cannon, both from Lumpkin, Georgia; sisters-in-law, Irene Allen (George), Americus, Georgia, Ineda Martin, Martha Howard, both of Ellaville, Georgia and Annie Cannon, Lumpkin, Georgia; brothers-in-law, Calvin Minter (Virginia), Americus, Georgia, Willie Johnson (Vera), Ellaville, Georgia, Luther Johnson (Linda), Americus, Georgia, Ray Johnson, Americus, Georgia, and Curtis Johnson, Cordele, Georgia; two aunts, Mary Gorden, Bloomfield, Connecticut and Majorie Chester, Richland, Georgia; an uncle, James Robert Jones, Richland, Georgia; a host of beloved nieces and nephews, including eight devoted, Carolyn Biggers, Teresa Stewart, Shervonne Austin, Alicia Allen, Curtis Johnson, Jr., Michael Kitchens, Lee James Kitchens and Nikki Brown; a host of other relatives and friends,  including three  devoted, Andy Stephens, Deacon Gordy Bridges and Missionary Beatrice Gardner.

13 Comments
Pastor:George A.Solomon
3/10/2015 04:20:42 pm

To the Cannon family,may lord comfort you all's doing this time of berearement,you have my deepest sympathy.
Healing Temple Church Family.

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Charlie Jones,Jr and Family
3/11/2015 12:40:21 am

To the Cannon family and Mary may God continue to comfort you during the time of breavement.Weeping may endure for a night but Joy will come in the morning.God Bless you all.Be strong.

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Mary Ann
3/11/2015 04:58:49 am

Our condolences to the Cannon family. Please find comfort in Acts 24:15. There it mentions the Resurrection. By means of it we will see our love ones again...Mary Ann

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Ida Mae,Susie Jane Hart &Family
3/11/2015 02:01:47 pm

Our Prayers are with you.We are Family.

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N perez
3/12/2015 05:54:05 am

I am so sorry to have read of your loss. Please accept my sincere condolences. Something that I have personally found to be of great comfort is what the Bible says at John 5:28, 29 as well as Revelation 21:4. These verses show us that soon God is going to bring about a resurrection of our loved ones as well as do away with all causes we have for suffering including sickness and death. Knowing this has always comforted me and it is my sincere hope that these thoughts comfort your family as well. Again I am so sorry for your loss.

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Jo Ann Murray
3/12/2015 09:13:45 am

To the cannon family so, so sorry for y'all loss, Willie was a good man he will be missed by many. To my family by faith the Johnson's: Was truly heartbroken when I heard of Willie's passing. I've known him just as long as y'all have. Mary my heart bleeds for you and your family. Just like you and your family Willie was family too. I already miss him, can only imagine how you guys feel. Just sitting here remembering Willie. love you guys. Stay prayed up God gotcha girlfriend.

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Deborah Cannon Williams
3/13/2015 08:00:49 am

Our deepest sympathy from our family to yours. Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal. Horace Gilbert, Queen Esther Evans, Thomas Cannon Jr, Robert Cannon, Jonathan Cannon, Eddie Cannon, James B Cannon and Van Esther Cannon.

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Lakeshia Mann
3/13/2015 10:49:29 am

To the Cannon's Family. I am sorry for your loss. "To be absent from the body is to be present with The Lord." May The Lord continue to give you all strength that you need. In days, weeks, months and years to come, allow God to be your refuge. He shall give you the strength and courage to carry on. I love you Ms. Mary, Varus, Rell, Eric and Wesley. I will keep you all in my prayers.

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Lisa Pina Hartage link
3/13/2015 03:06:18 pm

My condolences goes out to the Cannon and Johnson family. I pray that God will strengthen you all during these times of sorrow. Lisa Pina and family

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Martha Nelson Jones
3/14/2015 04:17:47 am

Thinking of you and your family, He will forever be special to us, The cllass of 69. LOVE ALWAYS,

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Friend link
3/21/2015 02:04:56 am

Family~

Death is truly an enemy. Please take comfort in the solace from Revelation 21: 3,4-- when there will exist a time of no more pain nor sorrow. We all look forward to seeing our dead loved ones again. May your hope in doing so move you to know Jehovah and his son Jesus Christ- John 17:3 [jw.org]

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jamarrious cannon
8/26/2015 08:56:26 am

To the CANNON FAMILY l will miss my grandfather WILLIE C. CANNON so much
love JAMARRIOUS T. CANNON

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wesley cannon
9/5/2015 09:16:56 pm

To my family The Cannon Family .My Granddaddy/ Overseer , Bishop Willie cannon was the greatest FatherI had in my Life, he was so kind and special to me i will always cherished what he instilled in me to walk in the path that he left and example for us, I Thank The Lord For my Daddy for sending me to school and raising me up, now my Grand mother is picking up what my daddy left fot us to do. Be encourage my family .Daddy is rejoicing .we will reunite with him again Be Up lifted. I love you Grandaddy/ Father. R.I.P.

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