Age:  83
Address: Newdale
Date of Death: Saturday, September 29, 2012
Arrangements: Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home

Details: A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late George and Hattie Adkins Woody.  She was the wife of Fred Cannon who passed away in 1976.  Edna was also preceded in death by a grandson:  Keith Briggs.  She was a member of Big Creek Free Will Baptist Church and attended Bowditch Union Church.
     Surviving are 2 daughters:  Judy Fox and husband, Garry, of Big Creek, and Janice Briggs and husband, Kenneth, of ewdale; 3 grandchildren:  Gina Grindstaff and husband, Donald, Mike Fox and special friend, Katrina Ledford, and Stephen Briggs and wife, Whitney; 4 great grandchildren:  Whitney, Alex, Gabe, and Chloe.  Several nieces and nephews also survive, and her lifelong friend:  Atlas Bryant.
     Funeral services will be held at 7PM Sunday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home.  Revs. Ronnie Whitson and Marvin Hensley will officiate.  A graveside service will be held in the Hughes Cemetery at Big Creek at 11AM on Monday.
     The family will receive friends 2 hours prior to the service at the funeral home.