Mr. Franklin (Ed) Cason Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Mr. Franklin Edward “Ed” Cason, Jr. age 76 of Rockmart, Georgia passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Mr. Cason was born June 15, 1938 in Dallas, Georgia, son of the late Franklin Edward Cason, Sr. and the late Edna Ruth Butler Cason. He was a member of the Fairview Baptist Church and retired from AT&T with 35 years of service as an assistant drafting engineer. Mr. Cason was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps having served during the Vietnam Era and was a member of the Brown-Wright American Legion Post #12. He was a sportsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing and telling stories and was a trained gunsmith who loved to repair firearms. Mr. Cason was preceded in death by a sister, Mrs. Carolyn Loggins. Survivors include his wife, Jeanette Carter Cason to whom he married January 21, 1984; five daughters, Michelle (David) Corley of Dallas, Stacey (Scott) Moody of Yorkville, Nancy (Scott) Holland of Rockmart, Tracy (Matt) Parker of Bremen and Paige Cason of Dallas; son, Marion “Junior” Hannah of Rockmart; three sisters, Sandra Waits, Brenda Carpenter and Donna Cason all of Rockmart; brother, John Cason of Rockmart; grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Cooper Corley, Genna Corley, Brooke Hennon, Trent Schmeck, Jeffery Holland, Blake Holland, Lacy Holland, Kody Gamel, Trevor Holland, Madilyn Vandegriff, Kenny Gamel, Austin Thaxton, Carter Parker and Emily Thaxton also survive. Funeral services for Mr. Cason will be held on Friday, May 22nd at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of the Freeman Harris Funeral Home with Rev. Danny Dunn and Rev. Josh Clevenger officiating. Interment services will follow in the family lot of the Hills Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with Brown-Wright American Legion Post #12 Honor Guard in charge of military graveside rites. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Kenneth Fuller, Lanny Gober, Leon Cook, Freddie Garner, Kenneth Thompson and Junior Procter. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday evening, May 21st between the hours of 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. Freeman Harris Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral services for Mr. Franklin Edward “Ed” Cason, Jr.

Mr. Franklin (Ed) Cason

June 15, 1938 - May 19, 2015

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Mr. Franklin (Ed) Cason

June 15, 1938 - May 19, 2015

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