MR. FRANK CARSON CANNINGTON, age 87, of Eastman, GA, died Sunday, April 17, 2022, at Atrium Navicent Medical Center in Macon, GA.
MR. FRANK CARSON CANNINGTON, age 87, of Eastman, GA, died Sunday, April 17, 2022, at Atrium Navicent Medical Center in Macon, GA.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM Wednesday, April 20, at Fair Haven Baptist Church, with Mr. Bobby Ryals officiating, with interment in Fair Haven Baptist Church Cemetery, with Mr. Gary Ryals officiating.
Carson was born and raised in Rhine, a member, deacon, and former Brotherhood Director of Fair Haven Baptist Church, and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a former superintendent for APAC of Georgia Construction Company for over 34 years and previously worked for Hugh Steel Construction Company in Center, AL. He was a dedicated husband, and a loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Carson was the son of the late Barbara Harrell Cannington and Jessie B. Cannington and was preceded in death by his Wife of 58 years, Willene Little Cannington, Brother, Claude Jackson Cannington, and Sister, Jessie Lee Rigsby.
He is survived by his Daughter – Wanda Denise Burdett (Scott) of Moultrie; Son – Ernest Glenn Cannington of Eastman; 3 Grandchildren – Nina Batts (Jody) of Chatsworth, GA, Trey Talley of Moultrie, and Ashley Cannington Mathis of Concord, GA; 4 Great-Grandchildren – Case, Bradley, Dylan, and Emeri Jo; 3 Sisters – Annie Maude Peterson of Eastman, Carolyn Justice of Rhine, and Mozelle Powell of Lyons; Sisters-in-law – Shirley Little of Eastman, Loretta Little of McRae, and Brenda L. Rape (Bennie) of Rhine; Several Nieces and Nephews, and Numerous Cousins and Friends.
The family may be contacted at Cannington residence, 3833 Abbeville Hwy., Eastman, and will receive friends in Fair Haven Baptist Church Cemetery from 10:00AM-11:00AM Wednesday, April 20.
Locally owned and operated, Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home, has been "A Tradition of Trust" to Eastman, Dodge County and Middle Georgia for over 65 years.