Wanda C. Cannon (01-07-12)

HARTWELL - Wanda C. Jordan Cannon, 84, died Saturday, January 07, 2012 at Hartwell Health Care Center.

Born on March 7, 1927 in Royston, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Thelma Edwards Jordan. She was a retired seamstress for Elberton Manufacturing Company and was a member of the Liberty Hill United Methodist Church. Mrs. Cannon was preceded in death by her husband, Calvin C. Cannon Sr.; a son, Lamar Cannon; sister, Lanora Dean; and two brothers, Madison Jordan and Kennister Jordan.

Survivors include three daughters, Joyce Foster, Hartwell, Kathy Hill and her husband Doug, Danielsville, and Debbie Trotter, Hartwell; two sons, Calvin Cannon Jr. and his wife Linda, Elberton, and Morris Cannon and his wife Hazel, Bowersville; two sisters, Condyce Phillips and her husband Jack, Marietta, and Martha Ginn, Hartwell; eleven grandchildren; and fourteen great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Monday, January 9, at 4 p.m. in the chapel of the Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell with the Rev. Kathleen Deegan-Neal officiating. Burial will follow in the Memorial Garden of Prayer.

Flowers are optional and memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 1925 Century Blvd., Suite 10, Atlanta, GA 30345-3315, or Hospice Advantage, 2470 Daniel's Bridge Rd., Bldg. 100, Suite 171, Athens, GA 30606.

The Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell is in charge of all arrangements.