Tony Lawrence Cannon, age 61, of Winder, Georgia, formerly of Salem, Illinois, passed away on October 17th, 2025. He was born in Salem, December 17th, 1963, the son of John Ross and Sharon Elaine (Woodward) Cannon.
He was married to Paula (Young), and during this marriage, three children were born: Jennifer Sharaye, Joshua Sawyer, and Jewlya Shayne. Tony has four grandchildren: Alexia, Aleaha, Alissa, and Michael. He has two great-grandchildren, D’Mario and Amiri.
Tony has three brothers: Troy Dathan Cannon, John Mark Cannon, and Shane Ross (Stacy) Cannon. He also has three sisters: Tina Anne Wrench (Mike), Cynthia Renea Schilling, and Tara May Cannon. He has many nieces and nephews. Tony was preceded in death by his grandparents, Lawrence Franklin and Alwilda May (Moore) Woodward, and a nephew, Jayden Lawrence Edward Collier.
He drove many miles over the road in a semi. He also worked for Dykes Paving and Peachtree Packaging. Jennifer remembers her dad being a hard worker and never missing work when she was growing up.
Tony attended Iuka Grade School. Illinois and Salem Community High School. He played the violin and the Trombone at the First Pentecostal Church where he was baptized in Jesus name and received the Holy Ghost in 1972.
He enjoyed fishing and going to the NASCAR races. His son, Joshua, says he will cherish those long summer days in that Red Mac, pulling the Lowboy from sunup to sundown, me annoying him by constantly begging to hear those jakes, the sound of those chains hitting the headache rack in traffic, and teaching me so much about being a truck driver. He was the best truck driver that I have ever seen, and I will miss him dearly.
His family has decided on cremation. No services are planned at this time.
