THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, May 14, 1995 TAG: 9505140005
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Ruby Virginia Piland Cannon, 81, of the 4100 block of Dynax St., a retired vital statistics registrar, died May 12, 1995, in Chesapeake.
Mrs. Cannon was born in Nansemond County, Va. She retired from the Chesapeake Health Department and was a member of Rosemont Christian Church, a Sunday School teacher for many years and member of the Betty Gibson Bible Class. She was a member of the Chesapeake Chamber of Commerce, Chesapeake Hospital Auxiliary and Chesapeake First Senior Citizens Club, was an alumni of Averett College and associated with the Mark Early senatorial campaign.
Survivors include her husband, Howard M. Cannon; a daughter, Carole Cowand of Henrico, N.C.; two sons, Mason Cannon of Currituck, N.C., and Jimmie Cannon of Chesapeake; two sisters, Lettie Ellis of Suffolk and Ida Mae Bradshaw of Portsmouth; a brother, Woodrow Piland of Portsmouth; seven grandchildren, Susan Waterfield and David Cowand, both of Chesapeake, Lisa Ward of Virginia Beach, Carin Nobles of Lexington, N.C., Joy Cannon of Currituck, N.C., Amy Savage of Richmond, Va., and Michael Cannon of Martinsville, Va.; and five great-grandchildren.
A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday at Rosemont Christian Church, Chesapeake, by the Rev. Robert Harrell and the Rev. Henry Napier. Burial will be in Chesapeake Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at Graham Funeral Home, South Norfolk Chapel, from 5 to 6 p.m. today and at 4102 Dynax St. at all other times. Memorial contributions should be made to Hope Haven Children's Home.
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