Gene Cannon Leon

Gene Cannon, 75, of Leon died Feb. 5, 2015, at his home.

Funeral services were 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 9, at Slade O’Donnell Funeral Home in Leon. Burial was in Leon Cemetery.

Gene Merlyn Cannon, son of Neva (Smith) and Merlyn Cannon, was born March 1, 1939, in Corydon.

Gene graduated from Garden Grove Consolidated School System in 1956. He lived in Decatur County most of his life.

On Oct. 16, 1965, Gene married Lois Easton of Leon.

Gene worked for Reagan Implement in Lineville for years, before working at McGahuey Implement in Leon. He retired in 2003.

Gene is survived by his wife Lois Cannon of Leon; children, Joyce and Bruce Bain of Haslet, Texas, John and Samantha Cannon of Lamoni and Donald Easton of Des Moines; grandchildren, Cassie and Chris Cannon of Lamoni; sisters-in-law, Shirley Pyle and Cheryl Easton, both of Leon; brothers-in-law, Charles (wife Joyce) Easton of Leon and Arthur Easton of Leon; and many other family members and friends.

Gene was preceded in death by his parents; sisters-in-law, Leora Whitham, Joyce Norris and Connie Easton; brothers-in-law, Dale, Gary and Harold Easton; and mother- and father-in-law, John and Marjorie (Fitch) Easton.