Funeral service for Velda Lou Ayres Cannon, age 93 of Saint Jo, are scheduled
for 3:00 PM Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at the First United Methodist Church in Saint
Jo with Rev. Calvin Durham and Rev. Larry Coleman officiating. Burial will
follow at Mountain Park Cemetery under the direction of Scott Funeral Home of
Saint Jo. A visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, Monday, July 14, 2014
at the funeral home. Mrs. Cannon died Saturday, July 12, 2014 in Denton, TX.
Velda Lou Cannon died July 12, 2014. She suffered a stroke in February 2014, and for four months was cared for by the kind and caring staff on the rehab wing of Good Samaritan, Denton Village in Denton, Texas. On July 5th she suffered complications from the first stroke and from that time on was cared for by the kind nurses from Altus Hospice.
Velda Lou was born to James Holland Ayres and Bertie Ann Ayres at Bonita, Texas on March 5, 1921.
She married Ruel E. Cannon on May 22, 1946. They had been married 51 years when Ruel died on June 17, 1997.
Velda Lou graduated from Bonita High School and after that graduated from Gainesville Junior College which is North Central Texas College. She went on to earn her Masters’ Degree from North Texas State Teachers College which is now the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas.
Velda Lou was a much loved teacher, and the schools where she taught were Salona, Lone Star, Bonita, Spencer, Capps Corner and Saint Jo. She retired after 47 years and was enjoying teaching the year she retired as much as the year she began.
During the summer of 2013 Velda Lou was chosen to be a duchess at the crowing of the Pioneer Queen. This was during the annual Jim Bowie Celebration in Bowie, Texas. This was a thank you for her many years of teaching in Montague County. She was given another honor at the 2013 Saint Jo school homecoming when she was inducted into the Saint Jo School Hall of Fame.
Velda Lou was an active member of Saint Jo United Methodist Church and was always ready to help when she was called on to do so.
Velda Lou is survived by her son, James E. Cannon and his wife Melissa, sister Vanice Gilbert, nieces Linda Stinchcomb, Nancy Hunter, Mary Hunter and husband Charles, Patsy Clayton, Rose Tatum, Carol Ann Winchester, and husband Lon, Bobbie Gail Laird and husband Mack and a host of beloved friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and two very special friends, Bernice Parker and Cora Lee Grimes.
Pallbearers were: Roy Brawner, Curtis Wells, Roger Henley, Cotton Brawner, Charles Hunter, and Ronny Parker.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made, if desired, to the Saint Jo Methodist Church or a charity of choice.
Velda Lou Cannon died July 12, 2014. She suffered a stroke in February 2014, and for four months was cared for by the kind and caring staff on the rehab wing of Good Samaritan, Denton Village in Denton, Texas. On July 5th she suffered complications from the first stroke and from that time on was cared for by the kind nurses from Altus Hospice.
Velda Lou was born to James Holland Ayres and Bertie Ann Ayres at Bonita, Texas on March 5, 1921.
She married Ruel E. Cannon on May 22, 1946. They had been married 51 years when Ruel died on June 17, 1997.
Velda Lou graduated from Bonita High School and after that graduated from Gainesville Junior College which is North Central Texas College. She went on to earn her Masters’ Degree from North Texas State Teachers College which is now the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas.
Velda Lou was a much loved teacher, and the schools where she taught were Salona, Lone Star, Bonita, Spencer, Capps Corner and Saint Jo. She retired after 47 years and was enjoying teaching the year she retired as much as the year she began.
During the summer of 2013 Velda Lou was chosen to be a duchess at the crowing of the Pioneer Queen. This was during the annual Jim Bowie Celebration in Bowie, Texas. This was a thank you for her many years of teaching in Montague County. She was given another honor at the 2013 Saint Jo school homecoming when she was inducted into the Saint Jo School Hall of Fame.
Velda Lou was an active member of Saint Jo United Methodist Church and was always ready to help when she was called on to do so.
Velda Lou is survived by her son, James E. Cannon and his wife Melissa, sister Vanice Gilbert, nieces Linda Stinchcomb, Nancy Hunter, Mary Hunter and husband Charles, Patsy Clayton, Rose Tatum, Carol Ann Winchester, and husband Lon, Bobbie Gail Laird and husband Mack and a host of beloved friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and two very special friends, Bernice Parker and Cora Lee Grimes.
Pallbearers were: Roy Brawner, Curtis Wells, Roger Henley, Cotton Brawner, Charles Hunter, and Ronny Parker.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made, if desired, to the Saint Jo Methodist Church or a charity of choice.
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