Dr. G. E. Cannon (1952) Hempstead County, Arkansas Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by granddaughter, Jodie Wyatt E-mail These obituaries are for my maternal grandparents and their four children, including my mother. ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ Hope Star - Hempstead County - 18 November 1952 DR. G. E. CANNON, 82, DIED AT FARM NEAR HOPE Dr. George Emmett Cannon, age 82, prominent Southwest Arkansas physician and surgeon, died about 3:30 p.m. Monday while burning brush at his farm between Hope and Columbus. Dr. Cannon and his son, Curtis, were burning brush when Dr. Cannon apparently suffered a heart attack and fell into one of the fires. When his son pulled him out of the fames he was dead. He was badly burned but it was believed he died instantly after suffering a heart attack. He was born in 1870, near Ozan, in north Hempstead and graduated from Ouachita College with a BS degree in 1895. He received his medical degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1898 and during his medical career took 25 post graduate courses from various points including New Orleans, Philadephia, Boston and Mayo's Hospital in Rochester, Minn. He was considered one of the most well-informed physicians in this section. He started his practice as a sawmill surgeon in Union County, near El Dorado, later worked at Jonesboro and Rochell, La., with lumber firms. He practiced some three years at Magnolia before coming to Hope. In 1915 he built the Josephine Hospital of Hope, the first private owned hospital to be accredited in the State of Arkansas. Dr. and Mrs. Cannon built an infirmary and library building at Ouachita College in 1948. In 1947 he and Mrs. Cannon built and donated Hempstead County Library building to the County and City of Hope. A very religious man, Dr. Cannon was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hope. He founded the men's Service Class of that Church and was teacher for the past 25 years. He was author of "Nights with Christ," a bookconcerning his experiences in the medical profession, published in 1950. Dr. Cannon took a big but silent part in many civic projects, contributing generously to all worthwhile undertakings. He was assisted, financially and morally, many ministerial students attending Ouachita College. In his medical work no patient was ever turned away, nor did he ever fail to go when called even in his late years when he had passed the age which men normally retire. Ouachita College conferred an honorary doctor of laws degree on Dr. Cannon in 1949. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jossie Lile Cannon, a son, Curtis, three daughters, Mrs. Monroe Scoggins of Texarkana, Mrs. M. M. Vick of Baton Rouge, La., and Mrs. Charles Welch of Arkadelphia. Funeral Services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. All doctor's offices in Hope will be closed Wednesday afternoon as will the Hempstead County Library. ************************************************************************ Obituary of Josie Cannon: Daily Siftings Herald, Arkadelphia, Ark. April 1967 MRS. CANNON DIES TUESDAY Mrs. Josephine Cannon, 92, widow of the late Dr. G. E. Cannon of Hope, died Tuesday evening at Riverwood Nursing Home here in Arkadelphia. Dr. and Mrs. Cannon donated the infirmary to Ouachita Baptist Universityand were owners of the Josephine Hospital in Hope for many years. They were members of the First Baptist Church at Hope. Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Monroe Scoggins of Texarkana; Mrs. Maurice Vick of Baton Rouge, La., and Mrs. Charles Welch of Arkadelphia; and 15 grandchildren. Funeral service will be held early Thursday afternoon at East Funeral Home, Texarkana, followed by a graveside service at Hope. ************************************************************************* Hope Star, April 1953 CURTIS CANNON SUCCUMBS TO HEART ATTACK George Curtis Cannon, aged 53, member of a prominent Hope family, was fatally stricken with a heart attack about 5 p.m. Wednesday in a bus station at Texarkana. He was returning home from Arizona where he had gone for his health. Mr. Cannon suffered two attacks. An ambulance was summoned following the first but he seemed to have recovered and insisted on continuing his trip home. A few minutes later the second attack was fatal. He was an attorney, a printer, and a former newspaper publisher and had served as a state representative from Hempstead. His father was the later George E. Cannon, pioneer resident and physician of Hope. For many years Mr. Cannon was connected with various newspapers in this area. He operateda weekly here in the 1920's and briefly operated the Hope Morning News in 1930. Later he was connected with a newspaper in Lake Charles, La. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. George E. Cannon of Hope, six children, Mrs. Tom Magness and Mrs. Price Brown, both of Phoenix, Ariz., Capt. GeorgeC. Cannon, Jr., and Billy Cannon, both of the Armed Forces, Ginger and Gardner of Hope, three sisters, Mrs. Monroe Scoggins of Texarkana, Mrs. Maurice M. Vick of Baton Rouge, La., Mrs. Charles B. Welch of Arkadelphia. Funeral services were to be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Herndon-Cornelius Funeral Home here with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. ****************************************************************************** Obituary of MARY SCOGGINS Mary A. Scoggins, 91, of Texarkana, Ark., died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 1995, in a local hospital after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Scoggins was born March 18, 1903, in Jonesboro, La. to George Emmet and Josephine Lile Cannon. She was a retired schoolteacher, member of Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority and Downtown First Baptist Church, where she served as a Sunday school teacher, and member and past president of Wadley Regional Medical Center Auxilliary. She was preceded in death by her husband, Monroe Scoggins, who died in 1990. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Mary Ward of Texarkana; one daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Bill Poynter of Texarkana; one stepson and daughter-in-law, Robert and Diana Scoggins of Benton, La.; one sister, Josephine Welch of Arkadelphia, Ark.; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Downtown First Baptist Church with the Rev. Larry Sims officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park under direction of Texarkana Funeral Home. Visitation will be 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family will be at 11 Regency, Texarkana, Ark. *************************************************************************** The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La., Friday, Aug. 27, 1993 VICK, WHITFIELD CANNON Died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 1993 at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. She was 81, a native of Hope, Ark., and a resident of Baton Rouge. She was a retired assistant professor in the Education Department at LSU and also taught at University High School. Visiting was held at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St., 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Visiting at University Baptist Church 2 p.m. until religious services at 3 p.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. George Haile. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. Survived by husband, Dr. Maurice McCall Vick Sr., Baton Rouge; two sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. Maurice M. and Charlotte O. Vick, Sarasota, Fla., and Dr. James W. and Niki V. Vick, Austin, Texas; two sisters, Mary Scoggins, Texarkana, Ark., and Josephine Welch, Arkadelphia, Ark.; and eight grandchildren, Mackie Vick, Dr. Randy Vick and wife Dawn, Michael Vick and wife Allison, Todd Vick and wife Shelley, Stuart Vick, David Weinstein, Jen Weinstein and Ben Olive. She was one of the founding members of University Baptist Church, a member of Faith Sunday School class, a former Teacher of the Year awarded by Yale University, a member of Lampion Club and Mothers Club. She was a graduate of Ouachita Baptist College and received her master's degree from Columbia University. ****************************************************************************** AMY J. WELCH Amy Josephine Cannon Welch, 84, of Arkadelphia died Feb. 26, 1999 at Baptist Medical Center - Arkadelphia. She was born Oct. 21, 1914 at Hope, daughter of Dr. George Emmet and Martha Josephine Lile Cannon. She was a 1935 graduate of Ouachita Baptist College and received a master's degree from Henderson State College. She was a teacher in the Arkadelphia publicschools and at Henderson State. She was the widow of Charles Welch. Survivors include: Three children, Charles "Bud" Welch of Arkadelphia, Sam Welch of Castle Valley, Utah, and Jodie Wyatt of Arkadelphia; and five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Graveside service was today at Rose Hill Cemetery in Arkadelphia with Dr. Kevin Lee officiating. Burial was under the direction of Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home. Memorial may be made to First Baptist Church of Arkadelphia or the Ouachita Baptist University music department. *******************************************************************************