LillianCannon

Lillian Cannon, Age 91, of Quinlan passed away on Monday, November 17, 2008 at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.  Services will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday at the First United Methodist Church of Quinlan under the direction of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home. Officiating will be Mr. Robert Jackson, Rev. Wally Williams, Dr. Howard Weiner, Rev. Larry Combs, Rev. David Hammond, and Rev. Ben Smith. Interment will follow at Quinlan IOOF Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 6 to 8 PM on Wednesday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Cannon was born on January 2, 1917 in the Dixon Community, Hunt County to Richard Hugh and Ethel Stover Strickland.  On November 30, 1935, she married Daniel C. (Dip) Cannon in Cash.  She worked for the United States Postal Service for over 30 years.

Lillian loved Gospel Singing from the time she was a small child.  She was a part of many quartets and duets and served as chairperson over many community singing events.

She was very civic minded and dedicated a large portion of her time to home demonstration clubs, churches, schools as well as charity drives.  She worked as a volunteer for many charities such as the United Way and the American Cancer Society.

She worked as the secretary for the Quinlan IOOF Cemetery for 30 years and was a member of the Hunt County Fair Board since its inception.  She was chairperson for the Quinlan Fellowship Club for many years and wrote a weekly column for the Tawakoni News titled “Quinlan Personals” since the beginning of the newspaper.  Lillian was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Quinlan.

Her survivors include her son, Gary Cannon and wife, Chris of Quinlan; sister Willie Wolfe of Greenville; three grandsons Larry Cannon and Eric Wilkins of Colleyville, Danny Cannon and wife, Christie of Houston and Scott Cannon and wife, Kimberley of Red Oak; four great-grandchildren Michael Aldridge of Grand Prairie, Karissa Aldridge of Red Oak, Katie Cannon of Red Oak, and Aidan Cannon of Houston; and numerous nieces and nephews.

After over 69 years of marriage, Mr. Cannon passed away in 2005.  Lillian was also preceded in death by her parents, brothers Basil, John, Billy Hugh and Gene Strickland and infant brother Richard Hugh Strickland, Jr., and sister Lois Cagle.

Pallbearers will be Irby Farmer, Boyd Shields, Penny Young, Kent Turner, Bruce Turner, Chuck Thompson, Larry Green, and Larry Briscoe.

Family request memorials be made to the Organ Fund of First United Methodist Church of Quinlan.