Obituary of George Ray Cannon Jr.

GEORGE RAY CANNON, JR.

September 13, 1930 – December 11, 2019

A Celebration of Life Service will be held for George Ray Cannon, Jr. on Saturday December 14, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Cayce Church of the Nazarene, 2201 Taylor Road (at Frink Street) in Cayce.  Greeting of the family begins at 10:00 AM at the church.  Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens in Columbia. Pastors David Spires and Rusty Rabon will officiate the service.  Thompson Funeral Home at Greenlawn is assisting the family.

Mr. Cannon died on Wednesday December 11, 2019.  He was born on September 13, 1930 to the late George Ray Cannon and Juanita Truesdale Cannon.  He spent most of his working life as a home building contractor, working for some of the major home builders in the Columbia area and throughout South Carolina.  Working alongside his three sons, the name G. R. Cannon Builders became synonymous with quality residential construction.  He was a member of Cayce Church of the Nazarene for over 50 years and built the church’s current sanctuary building.  He was also involved in building the original tabernacle at the Church of the Nazarene Campground in Batesburg-Leesville, SC.

He is survived by his wife of 72 years, Margaret Davis Cannon; children Ray Cannon III (Norma), Keith Cannon, Ronnie Cannon (Gloria), and Terri Rabon (Rusty); grandchildren Melanie Whitfield (Shane), Todd Cannon (Candace), Kristi Giles, Keith Cannon, Jr., Ashley Graham, Adam Cannon (Lucy), Rebekah Summers (David), Josh Rabon (Lacey), and Hannah Kowalski; great-grandchildren Chandler Giles, Cameron Giles,  Jackson Cannon, Simi Cannon, Cannon Burtnett, James Graham, David Ross Summers, Emma Summers, Gracie Summers, Rett Summers, Cooper Rabon and Lincoln Rabon.  He was predeceased by his parents, sisters Sylvia Johnson and Jo Austin, brother David Cannon, and great-granddaughter Brittany Cannon.

Pall bearers will be Adam Cannon, Keith Cannon, Jr., Todd Cannon, Josh Rabon, David Summers, and Mike Adams.

The family would like to thank Dr. Bradley Word and the staffs of Agape Hospice and Wellmore of Lexington for the wonderful, compassionate care they gave “Pop” during the last weeks of his life.