Obituary of Josie Cannon, Clark County, Arkansas *********************************************************** Submitted by: Jodie Wyatt granddaughter Date: 19 Aug 2001 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Daily Siftings Herald - Arkadelphia (Clark) Ark. - April 1967 Mrs. Cannon Dies Tuesday Mrs. Josephine Cannon, 92, widow of the late Dr. G. E. Cannon of Hope, died Tuesday evening at Riverwood Nursing Home here in Arkadelphia. Dr. and Mrs. Cannon donated the infirmary to Ouachita Baptist University and were owners of the Josephine Hospital in Hope for many years. They were members of the First Baptist Church at Hope. Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Monroe Scoggins of Texarkana; Mrs. Maurice Vick of Baton Rouge, La., and Mrs. Charles Welch of Arkadelphia; and 15 grandchildren. Funeral service will be held early Thursday afternoon at East Funeral Home, Texarkana, followed by a graveside service at Hope.