Maxwell Richards "Max" Cannon
1924 - 2019
Early Life: Maxwell "Max" was born May 28, 1924, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Hugh Jenne Cannon and Sarah Ellen Richards Cannon. He graduated from South High School in Salt Lake City.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: Max was a radio operator in the United States Merchant Marines during World War II. He served in the European, North African, and Pacific areas, and held the rank of Ensign in the U.S. Maritime Service. He held a First Class Radiotelegraph and First Class Radiotelephone license from the FCC. After the war, he obtained a BS degree in electrical engineering from the University of Utah while working full time for United Airlines as a radio operator, providing communication with the planes. Upon graduation, he worked for IBM for 38 years in various engineering and management positions at six different locations. While with IBM he received an MEE degree from Syracuse University and 15 U.S. patents. He married his beloved eternal companion, Elsie Shortt, in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on March 4, 1949. They are the parents of eight children. He loves his family very much and tried to be a good husband, father and grandfather. His greatest joy came from his family. He and Elsie encouraged family reunions and visits from the scattered family members. He looks forward to a joyful reunion with all those who preceded him in death. Max loves the Lord, and was very active in the Church, serving as branch president of two different branches, in a district presidency and on a mission board while living in New York State. He served on two stake high councils: New Jersey and Colorado. He was ordained a patriarch in 1973, and served as patriarch for 31 years in four stakes: Colorado, Arizona, BYU and Provo. He served a mission with his wife in Kentucky. He served as a temple veil worker, ordinance worker, counselor in the Provo Utah Temple presidency, sealer, as well as many other church callings. Much of his time after retirement was spent doing family history work; he was the Cannon family genealogist for several years. He also assisted his wife with her family history work. In addition to his own personal history, he produced a history of his sweetheart, Elsie. He accumulated brief histories of many of his ancestors and scanned thousands of family pictures for a written and pictorial history of the family for distribution to family members on CD-ROM. He indexed tens of thousands of names for the Church Family History Department. Maxwell Richards "Max" Cannon passed from this life August 24, 2019. He was 95.
Survived By: Seven of his sons and daughters: David (Ana Maria), Christine, Cathy (Brian) Maurer, Eileen (Russell) Healy, Cindy (Glen) Davis, Mike (Tori), and Steve (Cyndi); they blessed them with 33 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: His daughter, Julie Ballard (Lynn); his grandchild, Jacob; h is parents, grandparents and siblings.
Arrangements & Obituary: © 2019 | Berg Mortuary of Provo
Service: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Location: Rock Canyon Ward Chapel | Provo, Utah
Interment: East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1924 - 2019
Early Life: Maxwell "Max" was born May 28, 1924, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Hugh Jenne Cannon and Sarah Ellen Richards Cannon. He graduated from South High School in Salt Lake City.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: Max was a radio operator in the United States Merchant Marines during World War II. He served in the European, North African, and Pacific areas, and held the rank of Ensign in the U.S. Maritime Service. He held a First Class Radiotelegraph and First Class Radiotelephone license from the FCC. After the war, he obtained a BS degree in electrical engineering from the University of Utah while working full time for United Airlines as a radio operator, providing communication with the planes. Upon graduation, he worked for IBM for 38 years in various engineering and management positions at six different locations. While with IBM he received an MEE degree from Syracuse University and 15 U.S. patents. He married his beloved eternal companion, Elsie Shortt, in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on March 4, 1949. They are the parents of eight children. He loves his family very much and tried to be a good husband, father and grandfather. His greatest joy came from his family. He and Elsie encouraged family reunions and visits from the scattered family members. He looks forward to a joyful reunion with all those who preceded him in death. Max loves the Lord, and was very active in the Church, serving as branch president of two different branches, in a district presidency and on a mission board while living in New York State. He served on two stake high councils: New Jersey and Colorado. He was ordained a patriarch in 1973, and served as patriarch for 31 years in four stakes: Colorado, Arizona, BYU and Provo. He served a mission with his wife in Kentucky. He served as a temple veil worker, ordinance worker, counselor in the Provo Utah Temple presidency, sealer, as well as many other church callings. Much of his time after retirement was spent doing family history work; he was the Cannon family genealogist for several years. He also assisted his wife with her family history work. In addition to his own personal history, he produced a history of his sweetheart, Elsie. He accumulated brief histories of many of his ancestors and scanned thousands of family pictures for a written and pictorial history of the family for distribution to family members on CD-ROM. He indexed tens of thousands of names for the Church Family History Department. Maxwell Richards "Max" Cannon passed from this life August 24, 2019. He was 95.
Survived By: Seven of his sons and daughters: David (Ana Maria), Christine, Cathy (Brian) Maurer, Eileen (Russell) Healy, Cindy (Glen) Davis, Mike (Tori), and Steve (Cyndi); they blessed them with 33 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: His daughter, Julie Ballard (Lynn); his grandchild, Jacob; h is parents, grandparents and siblings.
Arrangements & Obituary: © 2019 | Berg Mortuary of Provo
Service: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Location: Rock Canyon Ward Chapel | Provo, Utah
Interment: East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
Maxwell Richards "Max" Cannon
1924 - 2019
Early Life: Maxwell "Max" was born May 28, 1924, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Hugh Jenne Cannon and Sarah Ellen Richards Cannon. He graduated from South High School in Salt Lake City.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: Max was a radio operator in the United States Merchant Marines during World War II. He served in the European, North African, and Pacific areas, and held the rank of Ensign in the U.S. Maritime Service. He held a First Class Radiotelegraph and First Class Radiotelephone license from the FCC. After the war, he obtained a BS degree in electrical engineering from the University of Utah while working full time for United Airlines as a radio operator, providing communication with the planes. Upon graduation, he worked for IBM for 38 years in various engineering and management positions at six different locations. While with IBM he received an MEE degree from Syracuse University and 15 U.S. patents. He married his beloved eternal companion, Elsie Shortt, in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on March 4, 1949. They are the parents of eight children. He loves his family very much and tried to be a good husband, father and grandfather. His greatest joy came from his family. He and Elsie encouraged family reunions and visits from the scattered family members. He looks forward to a joyful reunion with all those who preceded him in death. Max loves the Lord, and was very active in the Church, serving as branch president of two different branches, in a district presidency and on a mission board while living in New York State. He served on two stake high councils: New Jersey and Colorado. He was ordained a patriarch in 1973, and served as patriarch for 31 years in four stakes: Colorado, Arizona, BYU and Provo. He served a mission with his wife in Kentucky. He served as a temple veil worker, ordinance worker, counselor in the Provo Utah Temple presidency, sealer, as well as many other church callings. Much of his time after retirement was spent doing family history work; he was the Cannon family genealogist for several years. He also assisted his wife with her family history work. In addition to his own personal history, he produced a history of his sweetheart, Elsie. He accumulated brief histories of many of his ancestors and scanned thousands of family pictures for a written and pictorial history of the family for distribution to family members on CD-ROM. He indexed tens of thousands of names for the Church Family History Department. Maxwell Richards "Max" Cannon passed from this life August 24, 2019. He was 95.
Survived By: Seven of his sons and daughters: David (Ana Maria), Christine, Cathy (Brian) Maurer, Eileen (Russell) Healy, Cindy (Glen) Davis, Mike (Tori), and Steve (Cyndi); they blessed them with 33 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: His daughter, Julie Ballard (Lynn); his grandchild, Jacob; h is parents, grandparents and siblings.
Arrangements & Obituary: © 2019 | Berg Mortuary of Provo
Service: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Location: Rock Canyon Ward Chapel | Provo, Utah
Interment: East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1924 - 2019
Early Life: Maxwell "Max" was born May 28, 1924, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Hugh Jenne Cannon and Sarah Ellen Richards Cannon. He graduated from South High School in Salt Lake City.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: Max was a radio operator in the United States Merchant Marines during World War II. He served in the European, North African, and Pacific areas, and held the rank of Ensign in the U.S. Maritime Service. He held a First Class Radiotelegraph and First Class Radiotelephone license from the FCC. After the war, he obtained a BS degree in electrical engineering from the University of Utah while working full time for United Airlines as a radio operator, providing communication with the planes. Upon graduation, he worked for IBM for 38 years in various engineering and management positions at six different locations. While with IBM he received an MEE degree from Syracuse University and 15 U.S. patents. He married his beloved eternal companion, Elsie Shortt, in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on March 4, 1949. They are the parents of eight children. He loves his family very much and tried to be a good husband, father and grandfather. His greatest joy came from his family. He and Elsie encouraged family reunions and visits from the scattered family members. He looks forward to a joyful reunion with all those who preceded him in death. Max loves the Lord, and was very active in the Church, serving as branch president of two different branches, in a district presidency and on a mission board while living in New York State. He served on two stake high councils: New Jersey and Colorado. He was ordained a patriarch in 1973, and served as patriarch for 31 years in four stakes: Colorado, Arizona, BYU and Provo. He served a mission with his wife in Kentucky. He served as a temple veil worker, ordinance worker, counselor in the Provo Utah Temple presidency, sealer, as well as many other church callings. Much of his time after retirement was spent doing family history work; he was the Cannon family genealogist for several years. He also assisted his wife with her family history work. In addition to his own personal history, he produced a history of his sweetheart, Elsie. He accumulated brief histories of many of his ancestors and scanned thousands of family pictures for a written and pictorial history of the family for distribution to family members on CD-ROM. He indexed tens of thousands of names for the Church Family History Department. Maxwell Richards "Max" Cannon passed from this life August 24, 2019. He was 95.
Survived By: Seven of his sons and daughters: David (Ana Maria), Christine, Cathy (Brian) Maurer, Eileen (Russell) Healy, Cindy (Glen) Davis, Mike (Tori), and Steve (Cyndi); they blessed them with 33 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: His daughter, Julie Ballard (Lynn); his grandchild, Jacob; h is parents, grandparents and siblings.
Arrangements & Obituary: © 2019 | Berg Mortuary of Provo
Service: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Location: Rock Canyon Ward Chapel | Provo, Utah
Interment: East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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