CANNON, Alice Jean (Kirk), 87, of Louisville, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2009.
She was a charter member of Ralph Avenue Baptist Church and was an active volunteer missionary for them. She retired from the Jefferson County Public School system where she had taught art at Mill Creek Elementary.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Will Z. Cannon.
She is survived by her children, Z’Thomas Cannon (Marsha), Joy El-Farrah (Mohammed), Nelda Brack and Eddie Cannon (Cathy); brothers, Kenneth and Thomas Kirk; sister, Bonnie DiGiulio; 15 grandchildren; 19 grandchildren; neighbor and caregiver, Marie Coleman and a host of friends and people she had taught and influenced.
Her service will be 11am Saturday at Ralph Avenue Baptist Church, 2900 Ralph Avenue with burial in Evergreen Cemetery.
Visitation will be Friday 12pm-8pm at Owen Funeral Home, 5317 Dixie Highway.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to a memorial fund in Mrs. Cannon’s name at Ralph Avenue Baptist Church.