Tarrant County - Obituaries - Simon Donald (Buster) Cannon *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Charlotte Coble Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************** Fort Worth Star-Telegram June 15, 2004 Venus – Simon Donald (Buster) Cannon, 65, a farmer, died Monday, June 14, 2004, at an Arlington hospital. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, June 16, in Blessing Colonial Chapel, Mansfield, Russ Weaver of Shepherds Valley Cowboy Church of Egan, Texas, officiating. Burial: St. Paul Cemetery, Midlothian, Texas. Pallbearers: Jimmie Ballweg, Terry Rutland, Jeff Scheffel, Everett Wright, Henry Thomas, Randy Randall, Don Beauchamp, and Mack Perry. Buster was born in Plainview, Texas on Dec. 10, 1938, the son of Simon and Ruby A. Sneed Cannon. He married Karal Kay Collins in Marietta, Oklahoma on May 24, 1958. Mr. Cannon was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Jimmie William Cannon. Survivors: Wife of 46 years, Karal Kay Cannon of Venus; sons, Billy Don and Chris Dale Cannon, both of Venus; grandchildren, Jake, Justin Wayne, Jennifer Nicole, Madison Leann and Reese Cannon; brothers, Harlen E. Cannon of Paris, Texas; and Charlie Cannon of Venus; and sister, Mrs. Frankie Lynn (Doris Lee) Carter of Mansfield.