Stewart Lafayette Cannon Jr.
Judge Stewart "Buddy"
Lafayette Cannon Jr., 84, of 1005 Tulip Street, Johnson City, died
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at his residence.
Mr. Cannon was a native of Blowing
Rock, NC, who had lived most of his life in Johnson City. He was the
son of the late Mary Ella Crisp and Stewart Lafayette Cannon Sr.
He was a member of Central Baptist
Church, where he served as organist for eight years, assistant
organist for forty years, led two choirs, and taught Sunday school.
His passion for music and service of
churches led him to serve as organist at St. John's Episcopal Church
and choir director of First Baptist Church, Erwin, as well.
He was a proud U. S. Navy veteran and
member of the American Legion.
Judge Cannon served as Judge of the
Washington County General Sessions Court for twenty-nine years. He
considered it an honor to fulfill his duties and serve with the fine
members of the bar.
He was Adjunct Professor at ETSU, where
he taught Criminal Justice.
He was active in the Johnson City
Community Theatre, where he served as accompanist and actor in many
productions.
Judge Cannon served on the board of the
Johnson City Symphony for seventeen years.
Survivors include his wife, Norma Jean
Tucker Cannon, of the home; daughter, Connie Cannon Taylor, and her
husband, John, Johnson City; two grandsons, Christopher Cannon
Taylor, Knoxville, and Wesley Keith Taylor, Johnson City; three
sisters-in-law, Barbara Tucker Grubbs, and her husband, Bill,
Augusta, GA, Margaret Anne Brashears, and her husband, Michael,
Johnson City, Teresa Tucker, and her daughter, Carly, Gray; very
special cousin, Ralph Norman, and his wife, Linda, Knoxville;
god-granddaughter, Mary Alice Baldwin, Johnson City; and cousins.
The family will like to extend thanks
to those who led and assisted with Mr. Cannon's care, Dr. Clarence
Spannuth, Dr. Ahmed Khan, Dr. Rebecca Copeland, Caris Hospice, Nonni
Weir, Kim Hall, Angela Oliver, Nancy Jenkins, Shamra Killen, and Kim
Howell.
The family would also like to
acknowledge, Debbie Tyree, who is a most cherished and devoted
caretaker who has become a member of the family in her time of
service.
The family of Stewart Cannon will
receive friends 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, August 11, 2011, in the
Central Baptist Church Welcome Corridor. Funeral services will follow
at 7:30 p.m. in the church sanctuary. Dr. Ron Murray, Dr. James Cox,
and the Rev. R. Willard Warfield will officiate. Pallbearers will be
Bill Russell, John Young, Judge John Kiener, Judge Tom Seeley, Frank
and John Bolus, Dr. Sam Wiles, Alan Renfro, and Fred Phillips.
Honorary pallbearers will be Ted Beach, Dennis Powell, Doug
Zimmerman, Don Squibb, A. D. North, Joe Correll, Paul Lilley, Carroll
Murphy, Gary Sparks, Dr. Peter Frizzell, Jim Flugrath, Bo Woodhall,
members of the Washington County Bar Association, members of the
William Rigell Sunday School class, and members of the Nativic
Civitan Club.
Graveside services for Judge Cannon
will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday, August 12, 2011, in the Monte Vista
Memorial Park. Friends are asked to meet at the cemetery for those
services.
For those who wish, memorials may be
made to Central Baptist Church, Music Department, 300 North Roan
Street, Johnson City, TN 37601, or the Johnson City Community
Theatre, 600 East Main Street, Johnson City, TN 37601.
Memories and condolences may be shared
with the family via http://www.morrisbaker.com .
Morris-Baker and Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City is serving the
Cannon family.