Robert Lawrence Cannon

1926 - 2013  (87 years)

• Name	Robert Lawrence Cannon
  Born	19 Jan 1926	Oakland, California
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Jul 2013	Lehi, Utah
  	Robert Lawrence Cannon Robert Lawrence Cannon passed away July 9, 2013 in Lehi, Utah. He was born January 19, 1926 in Oakland, California, the only child of Laurence and Edith (Marston) Cannon. At the age of nine, he moved to Los Angeles with his mother, where he grew to maturity. He attended Los Angeles City College, Cal State University Los Angeles, the University of Southern California and Vanderbilt University, where he received a Master's in Divinity. He was married Nov. 4, 1949 to Esther M. Jessup, of Alhambra, California, with whom he had two children, Kathy and Ron. They were divorced in 1961. Bob spent most of his adult life in Southern California, except for a year in a Federal prison camp near Tucson as a conscientious objector, a year in Mexico doing alternative service with the American Friends Service Committee, and two years in Nashville, Tennessee attending theological seminary. He was a member of the Fellowship of Reconciliation and while in Nashville worked with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He served as a Methodist minister from 1957 to 1966. Robert married Eloise A. Chamberlin March 30, 1965. They had one daughter, Heidi. After his tenure as a pastor, Robert found employment as a probation officer for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. He joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1968. He retired in 1992 and moved to Lehi, Utah. Robert had a love of music, especially Mozart, and played the violin and piano. He had a quick and biting sense of humor, enjoyed history and had a facility with foreign languages, particularly French, Spanish and Japanese. Robert was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, and one grandson. He is survived by three children: Kathy (Loren) Anderson of Cedar Hills, Utah; Ron (Katherine) Cannon of Ukiah, California; Heidi (Randy) Mecham of Lindon, Utah; fourteen grandchildren; and twenty-two great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 15, 2013 at the Lehi City Cemetery, 1100 North 400 East, Lehi, Utah. Friends may call at the Sunset 2nd Ward Chapel, 721 West 2100 North, Lehi, Utahfrom 9:30-10:30 a.m. prior to services at the cemetery.
  Person ID	I11415	Grow
  Last Modified	27 May 2016

  
  

  Family 1	Esther Marie Jessup,   b. 1929,   d. 2007  (Age 78 years)
  Children	1. Heidi Cannon
  Last Modified	28 May 2016
  Family ID	F5226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Eloise Allie Chamberlin,   b. 1 Feb 1924, Tooele, Tooele, Utah ,   d. 20 May 2013  (Age 89 years)
  Married	30 Mar 1965	Santa Clara, California
  Last Modified	22 May 2012
  Family ID	F3914	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 19 Jan 1926 - Oakland, California Married - 30 Mar 1965 - Santa Clara, California Died - 9 Jul 2013 - Lehi, Utah  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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