Gladyce Cannon

BEND – Gladyce Cannon, 94, formerly of Mt. Vernon, died May 19 in Bend. A Celebration of Life will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 6, at Allison Park Christian Church, 1520 Echo Hollow Rd., Eugene. Mrs. Cannon was born Nov. 24, 1920, to Hannah Walker Mansfield and Harvey Wesley Mansfield in Taylor, Neb.

She spent most of her childhood and young teenage years on a farm. She attended a one-room grade school, and then a county high school in Taylor.

At 16, she and her parents moved to Oregon, settling in Elmira. She graduated from Elmira High School in 1938.

She married and had two daughters.

In Mt. Vernon, she was a homemaker and worked part-time in the post office. She and her husband owned the Mt. Vernon Machine Shop. She also owned and helped operate a theater and apartment building in Vale.

In 1960, the family moved to Eugene, where she lived for 55 years.

She worked at Agripac Cannery for 17 years, and after retiring, was a precinct poll worker during elections.

She was an accomplished seamstress and involved with church activities, serving as a Sunday School teacher.

She enjoyed her flowers and vegetable garden, and planted one every year until she was 93.

Her hobbies included poetry, history, traveling, eating out and family gatherings.

She was a member of Allison Park Christian Church.

Survivors include daughter, Rosalee Reynolds of Bend; grandchildren, Julie Ann (Allen) King, David Reynolds and Matt Reed III; great-grandson, Matt Reed IV; one great-great-grandson; brother, George Mansfield of Redmond; son-in-law, Paul Smith of Denver; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Kathleen Smith; grandson, Clinton Reed; sisters, Eleanor Lewis, Gretchen Lubcke and Rachel Kau; brother, Robert Mansfield; and son-in-law, Ralph Reynolds.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Greenhill Humane Society, 88530 Green Hill Rd., Eugene, OR 97402.