Mrs. Iola Cannon Blakeney, 70, of Old Concord Rd., passed away on Friday, March 23, 2018.

The funeral service will be Wednesday, March 28 at 2:30pm at Jerusalem Baptist Church with family visitation a half hour before the service.Burial will be Thursday at 2:00pm at Salisbury National Cemetery.

Public viewing will be Tuesday from 1-7pm at Roberts Funeral Service.

She was born on February 6, 1948 in Rowan County in the Five Row area to the late William Roy Cannon and Janie Ellis Cannon.She was a member of Jerusalem Baptist Church and previously a member of Yadkin Grove Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Margaret Cannon Perry.
She leaves to cherish her memory her husband of 47 years, Earl Rodgers Blakeney; son, Anthony Blakeney and his wife Sandra; a grandson reared in the home, Myles Maleak McCall Blakeney; three granddaughters: Quinivia Hillie and her husband Preston, Rosalina Blakeney and Shaquira McDonald; two great-grandchildren: Preston, III and Q'Yavion; a sister, Nancy C. Leverett; three brothers: William Wesley Cannon, James Cannon and Charles Cannon; a special nephew, James Miller and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.