Richard II

Services for Dr. Richard O. Cannon II MD, 87 of Tyler, will be held on Sunday, June 11, 2006 at 2:00 PM at First Christian Church Chapel with Rev. Dr. Ron Irons and Rev. George Richardson officiating. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, KY at a later date. Dr. Cannon passed away, June 7, 2006 in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Cannon was born June 20, 1918 in Leitchfield, KY to H. Ross Cannon and Addie Berry McClure. He lived in Nashville, Tennessee until he moved to Tyler, Texas in 2002. Dr. Cannon graduated from Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY in 1940 and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, TN in 1943. He served his residency and became chief resident in Obstetrics-Gynecology at Vanderbilt Hospital. In 1950 was appointed Assistant Director of Vanderbilt Hospital, with a promotion to Director in 1955 and serving until 1972. He then served as Dean of Allied Health Professions at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine from 1972-1983, when he retired as Professor and Director Emeritus of Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He served as President of Tennessee Hospital Association, Treasurer and Board of Trustees at the American Hospital Association, and helped establish the Nashville Area Chapter of the American Red Cross where he served as its first board president. He had an active life starting with his devotion to scouting where he was an Eagle Scout and received the Order of the Arrow. As an adult he was an assistant of his sons' scout troop, he completed Wood Badge training and later was awarded the Silver Beaver for his contributions to the Middle Tennessee Council of Boy Scouts of America. In 1951 through 1955 he served on active duty with the US Army as captain in the Medical Corps, stationed at Brooke Army Hospital, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas. Remaining in Tennessee National Guard for 24 years he retired with a rank of colonel in 1978. After retirement he worked as a physician at the Armed Forces Examining Station until he moved to Tyler, Texas in 2002. Dr. Cannon was a former member of Woodmont Christian Church in Nashville, TN for over 40 years, serving as an elder, and upon his move to Tyler, TX he became a member of the First Christian Church. Dr. Cannon was preceded in death by his parents H. Ross and Addie Berry Cannon, and beloved wife Mary Ford Cannon in 1993. He is survived by his loving family including his daughter, Mary Cannon of Atlanta, GA, daughter Anne DeWitt and husband Tom of Tyler; son, Richard O. Cannon III, MD and wife Gail of Potomac, Maryland, son, James Ross Cannon and wife Perkie of Bridgewater, NJ and seven grandchildren. For more information or to express condolences, visit www.stewartfamilyfuneral.com.

Richard II

June 20, 1918 - June 7, 2006