Mr. Carmon Worth McCanless, age 91, was born July 13, 1923 in Chester County, TN the son of the late Clyde and Lucy Washburn McCanless. He attended school in Montezuma. Mr. McCanless was married to Paralee Robertson on October 21, 1942 and they made their home in Chester County. Mrs. McCanless passed away on September 18, 2011 a month short of 69 years of marriage together. Mr. McCanless worked at Salant & Salant garment factory for several years as a shirt maker and later worked for the Division of Forestry of Tennessee for 16 years. He retired in 1994. He was a member of the Oak Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He departed this life Sunday evening, January 17 at the McNairy Regional Hospital in Selmer, Tennessee.
He is survived by a daughter, Teresa Moffett and husband Charlie of Adamsville, TN and a brother, Billy McCanless of Colorado.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a sister Leola McKenzie and a brother Kenneth McCanless.