Jim Cannon serves on the Forest Lawn and Shuler Funeral Home staff. A true mountaineer, Jim was born in Lincolnton and raised in Edneyville. Jim began his career in maintenance and then earned his degree in industrial engineering and worked for twenty-three years in the engineering department of General Electric. After forty years at GE, he retired and now enjoys helping boys achieve their Eagle Scout award, volunteering on the scouting program of his church, fishing and traveling with his wife, Etta.