James Leckie Cannon

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• _STAT: Never Married

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Died:
1928, Friday June 8, The Almonte Gazette front page

?b?Came to Funeral of Brother and Died Suddenly
James Leckie Cannon
?/b?Had Farmed In Alberta For Many Years. Was Member of Well Known Ramsay Family Mr James Leckie Cannon died on Friday, May 25, at the home of Mrs John Cannon, eighth line of Ramsay. He was 71 years of age and unmarried. He was a son of the late John Cannon and his wife Harriet Carswell, of Ramsay. He was born on the homestead of which he died. Thirty five years ago he went to Lacombe, Alberta, and farmed there until eight years ago. For the last three years he had lived in Edmonton. He came East on April 16 to attend the funeral of his brother, the late John Cannon. He was in good health until a week before he died, and even then was not considered seriously ill. He died very suddenly of heart disease. He leaves to mourn his loss four brothers, William Cannon, of Ramsay; Dr Cannon, of Watertown, N.Y.; David and Allan Cannon, of Lacombe, Alta. A brother and sister, John and Harriet, predeceased him. The funeral which was held from the home of Mrs John Cannon, eighth line of Ramsay, on Monday of last week, was very largely attended. The service was conducted by Rev John Hardwick, of Carleton Place, in the absence of Rev W.H. McCracken. Interment was made in the Auld Kirk Cemetery. Amongst those who attended from a distance were: Mrs Dr Graham, Pembroke; Mrs John Croskery, Perth; Mrs Howard Irving and Mrs Thomas Irving, Smiths Falls; Dr Cannon, Watertown, N.Y. The floral tributes were many and very beautiful. They included flowers from his nieces, Miss Gladys Cannon, Kapuskasing, Ont; Mrs F. Graff, Cochrane, Ont; Miss Minnie Cannon, Ramsay; also from Mrs John Cannon, Ramsay, and Miss Fannie Templeton, Almonte.