Obituary of Randel C. Cannon

Randel Clay Cannon, 79, of Boone, died Thursday evening, October 11, 2012 at the Davant Rehab and Extended Care Facility in Blowing Rock. Born December 2, 1932 in Burke County, he was a son of the late Lawrence Fin and Mary Shuping Cannon. Randel was a graduate of Appalachian State University. He taught elementary education in the Watauga County School system, including Green Valley, Valley Crucis and Hardin Park schools, and served as principal at Cove Creek Elementary School. Randel established the Extended Day Program at Watauga High School, and enjoyed spending his summers mowing and caring for the sports ball fields at schools in the County. Randel was a member of the Boone Advent Christian Church and served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Cannon is survived by two daughters, Sarah Cannon Williams and husband Scott, of Todd, and Marcella Cannon Bradford and husband, Bob, of Boone; son, Douglas Cannon and wife, Maxie, of Chatsworth, Georgia; four grandchildren, Christina Cannon of Athens, Ga., Adam and Zac Baldwin and Eli Bradford, all of Boone; and one brother, Gerald Cannon and wife, Lena, of Hickory. He was preceded in death by his wife, Janet Main Cannon; two sisters, Marie Grady and Sue Smith; and five brothers, Curtis, Paul, Cecil, Preston and Ed Cannon. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday afternoon, October 14, 2012, at 2 o�clock at Boone Advent Christian Church, officiated by Pastor Gordon Noble. The family will receive friends Sunday from 1 until 2 o�clock, one hour prior to services, at the church. Burial will follow in the Piney Grove Cemetery. Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to Boone Advent Christian Church, in care of Joyce Sherrill, 413 Shady Bark Lane, Boone, NC 28607. Online condolences may be expressed at the website austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com. Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Cannon family.