He was born November 15, 1927 in Frazer, Kentucky, a son of the late Rufus and Effie Canada, Wayne County. He was a retired truck driver for First Fleet in Cleveland, Tennessee, and also worked for Crane Plumbing Factory in Ferguson. He was a U.S. Air Force Sgt., serving in the Korean War, a member of the American Legion Post #38, and a member of Tuttles Methodist Chapel.
Survivors include his wife, Loretta (Barnes) Canada, whom he married March 26, 1949 in Burnside; two sons, Richard B. Canada, Russell Springs and Donald L. Canada, Somerset; a granddaughter; and a great-granddaughter, both of Russell Springs.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Dorothy Branscum, Mary Jones, and Georgia Canada; and one brother, Irvine O. Canada.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 2 at Lake Cumberland Funeral Home with Bro. J.S. New officiating.
Burial will be in Lakeside Memorial Gardens.
Military honors will be conducted by the American Legion Post #38.
Friends may call after 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
From the Commonwealth Journal, Somerset, Kentucky - Friday, February 1, 2002.
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Raymond Earl Canada and Loretta Barnes were married March 26, 1949 in Pulaski County, Kentucky. Information from Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954 as listed on FamilySearch.org.
He was born November 15, 1927 in Frazer, Kentucky, a son of the late Rufus and Effie Canada, Wayne County. He was a retired truck driver for First Fleet in Cleveland, Tennessee, and also worked for Crane Plumbing Factory in Ferguson. He was a U.S. Air Force Sgt., serving in the Korean War, a member of the American Legion Post #38, and a member of Tuttles Methodist Chapel.
Survivors include his wife, Loretta (Barnes) Canada, whom he married March 26, 1949 in Burnside; two sons, Richard B. Canada, Russell Springs and Donald L. Canada, Somerset; a granddaughter; and a great-granddaughter, both of Russell Springs.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Dorothy Branscum, Mary Jones, and Georgia Canada; and one brother, Irvine O. Canada.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 2 at Lake Cumberland Funeral Home with Bro. J.S. New officiating.
Burial will be in Lakeside Memorial Gardens.
Military honors will be conducted by the American Legion Post #38.
Friends may call after 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
From the Commonwealth Journal, Somerset, Kentucky - Friday, February 1, 2002.
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Raymond Earl Canada and Loretta Barnes were married March 26, 1949 in Pulaski County, Kentucky. Information from Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954 as listed on FamilySearch.org.
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