Cannon Family Burials

Dolar Dale Cannon

Born: September 25, 1916 in Baxter, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: November 2, 2003 in Nevada, Story Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 216
Lot Owner: Dolar Cannon, purchased in 1975
Married: Esther Ervin on December 26, 1954 in West Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa
Children: Dolar Dale, Jr.
Married: Vera Thompson
Parents: George R. and Esther Cross Cannon

Obituary of Dolar Dale Cannon

NEVADA-- Dolar Dale Cannon, 87, of Nevada, formerly of Jasper County, died of dementia Sunday, Nov. 2, at the home of Barry and Michelle Stouwie.

A memorial will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Pence-Reece Funeral Home in Newton with the Rev. Karl VanFarrow of Meredith Drive Reformed Church in Des Moines officiating. Burial will be at a later date [sic-the same date] at Sugar Grove Cemetery in rural Newton.

Friends may call Thursday after 12:30 p.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. Memorials will be accepted in his name and may be left at the funeral home.

The son of G. R. and Esther (Cross) Cannon, he was born Sept. 25, 1916, in Baxter. He attended Baxter schools. He married Esther J. Ervin and later married Vera Thompson. He was a truck driver for Super Valu Stores in Des Moines and was a farmer before he retired. He enjoyed working and farming.

Survivors include his wife, Vera of Des Moines; a son, Dolar Dale Cannon Jr. of Rock Rapids; one granddaughter; three brothers, Harlan Cannon of Colfax, Floyd Cannon of Oceanside, Calif., and Bruce Cannon of Cottonwood, Calif.

He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, a [sic-step] daughter, Linda Linger, and two brothers, George and John Cannon. ~ Newton Daily News, November 3, 2003

Esther (Ervin) Cannon

Born: May 19, 1925 in Cincinnati, Appanoose Co., Iowa
Died: May 7, 1985 in Des Moines, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: 216, plot 1
Lot Owner: Dolar Cannon, purchased in 1975
Married: Dolar Dale Cannon on December 26, 1954 in West Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa
Children: Dolar Dale Jr.
Parents: Bill and Oral Ervin

Obituary: Esther Cannon

Des Moines -- Mrs. Dolar D. (Esther) Cannon, 59, of 2240 Des Moines St., Des Moines, died Tuesday afternoon, May 7, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at the Reese Chapel in Newton. Burial will be in the Sugar Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after noon Friday, May 10.

Survivors are her husband; a son, Dolar Jr. of Cherokee; a brother, Ernest Ervin of Ackworth; three sisters, Mrs. William (Katherine) Rock of Canton, S.D., Anita Kaster of East Moline, Ill., and Mrs. Jerry (Effie) Schmidt of Dallas, Tex; and her mother, Mrs. Oral Ervin of Urbandale. She was preceded in death by her father and a sister.

Mrs. Cannon, a member of the United Methodist Church in Des Moines, had been a bookkeeper for 28 years for the Wright Tree Service in West Des Moines.

The daughter of Bill and Oral Ervin, she was born May 19, 1925 in Cincinnati, Iowa. She was married Dec. 26, 1954 in West Des Moines. Mrs. Cannon had resided in West Des Moines for eight [sic-seven] years prior to moving to Des Moines. ~ Newton Daily News or Des Moines Register, May 8 or 9, 1985.