Obituary of Lindy Cannon

Lindy Cannon WEST COLUMBIA—Funeral services for Lindy Cannon, 82, of West Columbia, will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at State Street Baptist Church. Officiating will be Dr. Tommy Pillow and Rev. Nathan Brown. Burial will follow in Southland Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be the Deacons of the Church and honorary pallbearers will be the members of the Men's Fellowship Sunday School Class. The family will receive friends from 2-3 p.m. prior to the service in the church Fellowship Hall. Memorials may be made to State Street Baptist Church Sunday School Department , 1420 State Street, Cayce, SC 29033 or a charity of one's choice. Mr. Cannon passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2011. Born in Saluda County, he was the son of the late Callie Eugene Cannon and Carrie Madeline Matthews Cannon. He was a member of State Street Baptist Church where he was a Sunday School Teacher for the Men's Fellowship Sunday School Class for many years. He retired from United States Air Force after twenty years of service. He then went on to later retire from Cigna Insurance Company. He was a York Rite Mason and was affiliated with several different Masonic Lodges. He was an avid gardener and deer hunter. He will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him. Surviving are his beloved wife, Vernelle W. Cannon of West Columbia; son, David Eugene Cannon (Melba) of Chapin; daughter, Susan M. Pye of Wagner; step-daughters, Linda Parker ( Jack) of Chapin, Sandra Hunter (Mark) of Chapin and Tammy Lucas (John) of West Columbia; two grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild; six step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren; sisters, Wilma Mabus of Leesville and Kate Timmerman of Saluda. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Clara Flynn Cannon and six brothers and three sisters. Family and friends may sign online guest book at www.thompsonsfuneral.com