The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-25
Harris Cannon.

Harris Cannon, fourth ! son Of
Cannon was born near Abba. Mon,
after very brief illness passed
away at his home in Leon, Iowa,
March II, 1920, aged IS years 3
and 10 days.
He came with his parents to Deca-
tgr county a Iowa taT hn IN April }n, mes
southeast OF Leon he grew to man
good country school, attending the
East Eden School which at that time
was, considered one OF the best, ii
not the best county school in Deca-
tur county. Harris Cannon was a
good student and some years later
was one among the many teachers
who received good education in
the Eden Prairie school and who
went out to teach in different parts
of the county and other places. He
taught several terms of school, then
later on, about the year, of 1887. he
went west and spent several years
in western Colorado, returning to
Iowa and his old home in the early
part of the year 1902. During his
absence in the west his parents
both passed away, and he has since
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Thompson and Miss Anna Cannon,
living on farm four miles south
east of Leon the greater part of the
time, having just recently moved to
Leon to the home of which they
purchased last fall. Hardly week
had passed since they came to stay.
He was taken ill on Monday evening
and suffered until Wednesday morn
ing when he passed away at I a. M
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to his relatives and friends and he
will be sadly missed, especially so
by the sisters with whom he has
been so closely associated in the
home for so many years. He leaves
four brothers and three sisters to
mourn his departure. Those who
have preceded him in death are his
parents who passed ca+h away W n isg4
brother, Julian, of Ramah, Colorado,
who passed away in 1902; sister,
Mrs. Minerva Seybold, who died in
1900. Those who survive him are
Mrs. Mary Thompson, Miss Anna
and Mr.. Wayne Cannon, of Leon,
Iowa; Mrs. Belle Art, of Yukon,
Oklahoma; Lem Cannon, OF
Button Willow, California. and
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California.
Harris Cannon was man of a
quiet and unobtrusive nature. lie
was a great reader, a student, and
well informed. In conversation he
could give information on most any
subjest that was discussed. He read
both books and papers and kept IN
formed on current events of the day
and what was taking place in our
ed historical reading and was a
student of Shakespear even when he
was a young man. He took life in
a philosophical way, performing his
part as each day brought its work
and met death, when it came with
out murmur.
So another respected citizen,
neighbor and loved one passes to his
In the words from Bryant from
his beautiful poem "Thanatopsis'
Yet not to thine eternal resting
place shalt thou retire alone. All
that tread the globe are but hand
full to the tribes that slumber IN It's
bosom. AS the long train of ages
glides away, the sons of men-the
youth in life's green spring, and ne
who goes in the full strength OF
years, matron and maid, the bowed :,ea
End beauty of it's innocent age cut
off--shall. one by one, be gathered
to thy side, by those who in their
turn, shall follow them.
SO live, that when thy summons
comes to join the innumerable cara
van that moves to the pale realms
of shade where each shall take his
chamber in the silent halls OF death.
thou go not, like the ouarry-slave
ot NIGHT. scourged to his dungeon.
but sustained and soothed by an I'M
altering trust, approach thy grave
like one who wraps the drape1y Of
his couch about him, and lies down
IS nleasant dreams.
Funeral services from the home
Sunday afternoon, March list. Con-
Quoted by Revs. CreWdson and
Green. Burial at Meek cemetery on
Eden Prairie.