Ruth Arlene Cannon's Obituary
Ruth Arlene Cannon, 87, of Weaverville, NC, died peacefully of natural causes on July3, 2020 at Madison Health and Rehabilitation Center in Mars Hill, NC.
Ruth was born on March 12, 1933, in Chicago, Illinios, to Walter Florian Lang and Jessie Fredricka Hollands. They were later divorced. When Walter married his second wife, Mary Forester, in 1935, she adopted Ruth and raised her as her own child.
The family moved to Washington DC in 1940. Ruth graduated from St. Cecilia’s Catholic High School in 1951. She received a degree from Garfield Hospital’s nursing school in 1956.
Ruth married Thomas David Cannon of Warren, PA on November 29, 1957 in Alexandria, VA.
She worked as a nurse in hospital settings from 1956-1968, then in medical offices and nursing homes from 1982 -1993.
Ruth was an avid baseball and football fan. Her favorite teams were the New York Yankees baseball team and The Redskins, the Washington DC football team.
Thomas Cannon preceded Ruth in death in 1995. Her half-sister Arlene Lang Redfern passed away in 2003.
Ruth is survived by two daughters, Kelly Jean Riedesel of Weaverville, NC and Tracy Lee Cannon of Hedgesville, WV, in addition to her son-in-law George Stephen Riedesel, her grandson Owen Von Riedesel, her niece Mary Alice Adamson, and her nephew, Paul Adamson.
The family would especially like to thank the staff of Madison Health and Rehabilitation as well as Care Partners Hospice of Asheville for their tender loving care of Ruth.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
When i come to the end of the road
And the sun has set for me
I want no tears in a gloom filled room
Why cry for a soul set free
For this is a journey we all must take
And each must go alone
Its all a part of the masters plan
A step on the road to home
Miss me a little but not for long
Not with your head bowed low
Remember the love that we once shared
Miss me but let me go
But remember my songs now and then
Hear the tunes that set me free
And have a glass and close your eyes my beloved
Know ill be what you need
Miss me a little but not for long
Not with your head bowed low
Remember the love that we once shared
Miss me but let me go
Miss me a little but not for long not
With your head bowed low
Remember the love that we once shared
Miss me but let me go
Miss me but let me go
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