William Derwood Cann Jr.
William Derwood Cann Jr. | |
|---|---|
Robert E. "Bob" Powell | |
| Member of the Monroe City School Board | |
| In office 1968–1972 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 12, 1919 Esperance Plantation Ouachita Parish |
| Died | July 12, 2010 (aged 90) Monroe, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Arabella Bancroft Cann |
| Children | Vada Montgomery Arabella Cann |
| Alma mater | Ouachita Parish High School University of Louisiana at Monroe |
| Occupation | United States Army officer Businessman |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  United States Army United States Army Reserve |
| Years of service | 1943–1956 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | 101st Airborne Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II
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William Derwood Cann Jr. (September 12, 1919 – July 12, 2010), was a
Education and military
Cann was born on the Esperance Plantation near Monroe, one of five children of William Cann Sr. and the former Lodi DeSeay. He attended Ouachita Parish High School from 1933 to 1937. Thereafter he studied from 1937 to 1938 at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, then known as Ouachita Parish Junior College. In 1938, he enrolled at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, from which he received his bachelor's degree in 1942. At the age of seventeen, Cann joined the Louisiana Army National Guard, in which he became cadet captain.[1]
Cann was commissioned a
Business, political, and civic life
After his active military service, Cann was an officer in the
Cann was active in the
Death
Cann was a member of the vestry for three terms at Grace
Cann died at the age of ninety at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Monroe. He was survived by his wife, the former Arabella Bancroft; two daughters, Vada Montgomery and husband Eugene, and Arabella Cann, of Monroe; a son, Dr. Thomas Nash and wife Rebecca, of Baton Rouge, and three grandchildren. After services at Grace Church on July 15, 2010, he was interred at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe.[1][4]
One of Cann's sisters, Lodi Cann Kysor (1922-2013), was from 1966 to 1973 a school board member in
References
- ^ Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, July 14, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- KATC-TV, July 14, 2010
- ^ "Ouachita Parish election returns, April 20, 1996". staticresults.sos.la.gov. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ Deaths: Lt. Col. William Derwood Cann Jr., Monroe News-Star, accessdate=July 9, 2013
- ^ "Lodi C. Kysor, 91, first woman school board chair here". theridgefieldpress.com. Retrieved July 9, 2013.