STATESBORO - Mrs. Pearl Cannon, 88, died Tuesday at Bulloch Memorial Hospital here after a long illness.
The Bulloch County native lived in the Middleground section of Bulloch County all of her life. She was a member of Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Verna Merriman of Statesboro; a son, Pershing Metts of Shreveport, La.; six sisters, Mrs. Gertrude McAlheny of Vidalia, Mrs. Essie Carroll of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Mrs. Ruby Bryant of Danville, Mrs. Mamie Kitchings of Langley, S.C., Mrs. Myrtle Benson of Gloverville, S.C., and Mrs. Erma Kennedy of Savannah; a brother, Harvey Deal of Statesboro; and four grandchildren.
Funeral: 5 p.m. today at Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church, burial in the church cemetery.
Smith-Tillman Mortuary of Statesboro.

Savannah Morning News
May 10, 1984
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Georgia Death Certificate

Name: Pearl D. Cannon
Death Date: 8 May 1984
County of Death: Bulloch
Gender: F (Female)
Race: White
Age: 88 Years
County of Residence: Bulloch
Certificate: 016082
Date Filed: 21 May 1984

Death Certificate contributed by Find A Graver, Robert Thompson.
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Parental Links contributed by Find A Graver, Robert Thompson.
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Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950
Name: B E Metts
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Pearl Deal
Spouse's Sex: Female
Marriage Date: 31 Dec 1914
Marriage Place: Bulloch County, Georgia, United States

Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950
Name: E M Cannon
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Pearl Metts
Spouse's Sex: Female
Marriage Date: 16 Oct 1921
Marriage Place: Bulloch County, Georgia, United States
Contributor: Robert Thompson (46900531) • [email protected]
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