Larry Keith Cannon, Sr.'s Obituary
Larry Keith Cannon, Sr., 62, of 1135 Julius Drive, Salisbury, died Saturday, May 15, 2010 at Rowan Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel, Kannapolis, with Pastor Ken Reed officiating.
The family will receive friends prior to the service from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. At other times, they will be at the home.
Born November 25, 1947 in Cabarrus County, he was the son of the late Clyde Woodfin Cannon and Annie Kathleen Adams Cannon. Keith was a 1966 graduate of South Rowan High School. He retired as a senior machinist with Martin-Marietta Aggregates. He was an avid collector of bottle openers and drink paraphernalia. He was the proud owner of a 1965 Mustang and enjoyed area cruise-ins.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Marie Elaine Freeze Cannon; a brother, Clyde "Buddy" Cannon; and a granddaughter, Isabella Cannon.
He is survived by a daughter, Angela Renee Cannon and Sandra Bailey, whom he considered like a daughter, of Shelby; son, Larry Keith Cannon, Jr. and wife, Heather, of Statesville; two stepchildren, Todd Freeze and wife Lisa of Monroe and Julie Carlton of Dalton, Georgia; three sisters, Shelvia Phillips of Salisbury, Phyllis Byrd and Donna Beaver, both of Myrtle Beach, SC; five grandchildren, Catherine Cannon, Gabriel Cannon, Bryson Cannon, Carrie Carlton and Charleigh Carlton. Survivors also include his companion, Sue Lyerly, and her daughters, Sheri Foster and Kimberly Starnes, and their children, Ethan Shane Foster, Jill Nicole Foster, Katherine Miran Starnes and Thomas Henry Starnes; and his beloved poodle, Roxie.
Memorials may be sent to Concordia Lutheran Church, 185 Concordia Church Road, China Grove, NC 28023 or Humane Society of Rowan County, PO Box 295, Salisbury, NC 28145.
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