Vera Jane (Burnett) Cannon Amend, age 90, a longtime Atoka, OK resident who grew up at Falfa, Lone Pine, Pine Springs and Centerpoint Communities. She was born on Wednesday, April 26, 1933, to Odes A and Effie Julie (McLeod) Burnett, at Buffalo Valley, OK. Vera passed away on Monday, October 9, 2023 at her daughter's home in Atoka, OK surrounded by her loved ones. She attended Lone Pine and Centerpoint Grade Schools and Atoka High School. Vera was a housewife and homemaker who also worked at many different jobs and was known as a pioneer woman. She worked at many jobs from nursing, cotton fields, hauling hay, sewing factory, cooking at Pine Springs and Farris Schools, raising and selling watermelons, and operating the sale barn cafes at Antlers and McAlester. She married Voyd Ogden Cannon on February 4, 1948 at Paris, TX, he preceded her in death in 1969 after 21 years of marriage. She later married Erdice Amend and he preceded her in death in 2011. Vera was a faithful, devout and lifelong member of Farris Church of Christ where she enjoyed working at whatever. She enjoyed gardening, fishing, hunting for arrowheads, quilting, and her most enjoyment was feeding her family and friends and never let anyone leave hungry, enjoyed canning vegetables and fruits, writing, and reading. Above all else Vera loved her children and grandchildren.
Vera is survived by her children, Rodger P. Cannon and wife Mariann of Centerpoint, OK, Evelyn Roberson of Atoka, OK, Thomas C. Cannon Sr. and wife June of Centrahoma, OK, Voyd O. Cannon Sr. and wife Dae of Pine Springs, OK, Janetta Blakely of Lane, OK, Julie Starnes and husband Pat of Centerpoint, OK; grandchildren, Bonna, Lacey, Robert, Justin, Rodger, Angela Marie, Tracey, Carla, Sabrina, Carl, Isaac, Bodie, Casey, Kelley, April, Orrin, Tara, Dusty, Rusty; 42 great grandchildren; 5 great great grandchildren and one to be here soon; siblings, Nancy Holaday of Darwin, OK, Margaret Mosley of Oklahoma City, OK, Evelyn Yates of Paris, TX, Donna Breeze of Burleson, TX, Martha Moore of Ft. Worth, TX, Kay Parsons and husband Charlie of Antlers, OK; along with numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and many dear and loved friends.
Vera was preceded in death by her parents, Odes and Effie Julie (McLeod) Burnett; husbands, Voyd Cannon, Erdice Amend; son, Robert Eugene Cannon; brothers, Johnny Burnett, James Burnett, Billy Burnett and 3 infants died at birth; sisters, Clarissa Garmon, Dorothy Griffin; son in law, Leon Roberson.
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DATE OF SERVICES: 02:00 PM Thursday, October 12th, 2023
PLACE OF SERVICES: Brown's Funeral Chapel, Atoka, Oklahoma
OFFICIATING: Bro Kelly Hardman
INTERMENT: Darwin Cemetery, Darwin, Oklahoma
CASKETBEARERS: Bodie Cannon, Carl Cannon, Dusty McCarty, Rusty McCarty, Justin Cannon, Rodger Cannon, Isaac Cannon, Orrin Cannon, Tracey Roberson, Bonna Jane Cannon, Tara Jackson
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: Great Grandchildren
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