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James Stanley Cannon
Posted 10/5/07
James Stanley "Jim" Cannon, 68 GEORGETOWN - James Stanley "Jim" Cannon of Georgetown peacefully departed this life Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007, at Beebe Medical Center, Lewes, surrounded by family and …
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James Stanley Cannon
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James Stanley "Jim" Cannon, 68
GEORGETOWN - James Stanley "Jim" Cannon of Georgetown peacefully departed this life Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007, at Beebe Medical Center, Lewes, surrounded by family and friends. He was 68.
He was born June 26, 1939, to the late George and Martha Cannon.
He received his education at Richard Allen and W.C. Jason High School in Georgetown.
Mr. Cannon was employed as a poultry worker and later by the City of Georgetown for several years until his health failed.
He loved his family and music, loved to talk and was always right.
Mr. Cannon attended Church of God, Booker Street, under the leadership of the Rev. Marvin Morris.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Alfred Cannon and John Cannon; and a niece, Alfreda.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Kathryn Cannon; three sons, Eugene Brittingham of Dover, James L. Gibbs Sr. of Newark, and James Sampson of Salisbury, Md.; four daughters, Barbara Gibbs Browne and her husband James of Felton, Carla Downing of Melfa, Va., Victoria Gibbs and her husband,Clifford of Lewes, and Lena Phillips of Dover; three sisters, Mary King and Agnes Cannon, both of Georgetown, and Madeline Purnell of Ellendale; two brothers, Martin Cannon and his wife Marcella of Lincoln, and William Cannon of Georgetown; 15 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a special nephew, Anthony "Bug" Cannon; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday in the Grace United Methodist Church, Georgetown, where friends may call two hours prior.
Interment will be in the Old Hickory Cemetery, Slaughter Neck.
Arrangements by Bennie Smith Funeral Home, Milford.
GEORGETOWN - James Stanley "Jim" Cannon of Georgetown peacefully departed this life Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007, at Beebe Medical Center, Lewes, surrounded by family and friends. He was 68.
He was born June 26, 1939, to the late George and Martha Cannon.
He received his education at Richard Allen and W.C. Jason High School in Georgetown.
Mr. Cannon was employed as a poultry worker and later by the City of Georgetown for several years until his health failed.
He loved his family and music, loved to talk and was always right.
Mr. Cannon attended Church of God, Booker Street, under the leadership of the Rev. Marvin Morris.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Alfred Cannon and John Cannon; and a niece, Alfreda.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Kathryn Cannon; three sons, Eugene Brittingham of Dover, James L. Gibbs Sr. of Newark, and James Sampson of Salisbury, Md.; four daughters, Barbara Gibbs Browne and her husband James of Felton, Carla Downing of Melfa, Va., Victoria Gibbs and her husband,Clifford of Lewes, and Lena Phillips of Dover; three sisters, Mary King and Agnes Cannon, both of Georgetown, and Madeline Purnell of Ellendale; two brothers, Martin Cannon and his wife Marcella of Lincoln, and William Cannon of Georgetown; 15 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a special nephew, Anthony "Bug" Cannon; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday in the Grace United Methodist Church, Georgetown, where friends may call two hours prior.
Interment will be in the Old Hickory Cemetery, Slaughter Neck.
Arrangements by Bennie Smith Funeral Home, Milford.
