Jean Ann Cannon of Knoxville, TN, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, passed away on Tuesday evening, December 6, 2016.  She was born on August 31, 1936 in Spartanburg, SC.  She was a Windows School of Beauty graduate from 1972 to 1973.  She was a retired hairstylist. She was preceded in death by her parents, Williams and H.B. Lyles; her siblings: Tahita Winkler, Jacqueline Lyles, Patricia Lyles, Williams Lyles and Lillian Lyles. She is survived by her husband of 61 years Henry Clay Cannon, Sr.; four children: Tillman Cannon, Henry Clay Cannon Jr., Eric Maurice (Robin) Cannon Sr., and Anna Maria (Anthony) Williams; six grandchildren: Derrick M. Cannon Sr., Lia Stokes, Eric M. Cannon Jr., Joli Cannon, Arieana G. Dixon and Mikayla Rogers; three great-grandchildren: Ayana Cannon, Derrick M. Cannon Jr., and Elijah Clay Brown; her siblings: Gigi Grant, Douglas Lyles; one sister-in-law: Eddie Mae Robinson; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. The Cannon family will receive friends on Sunday, December 11, 2016 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at First AME Zion Church, 1900 McCalla Avenue, with the Celebration of Life service to follow at 4:00 p.m., with Rev. Michael McNair officiating.  The final resting place will be at the East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, John Sevier Highway, on Monday, December 12, 2016 at 9:30 a.m., concluded with dove release.

This obituary was posted on Tuesday, December 6th, 2016 at 10:18 am.
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