David Lester Canning was born on December 8, 1935, in Duncan, B.C., Canada and died on December 1, 2020, in Independence, Missouri, a week before his 85th birthday.
He follows his parents, H. Bliss Canning and E. Marion (Bowerman) Canning; brother
Everett Bliss Canning (April 1938–July 1996), and wife of 49 years, Mildred E. (Carter) Canning (July 1936–December 2013).
He is survived by his four sons: D. Scott Canning, with wife Lehua and grandchildren
Kailani & Kaleo of Carnation, WA; H. Todd Canning of New York, NY; S. N. Ross Canning, with wife Michele Pelot and grandson Aidan of Los Angeles, CA; and Jonathan B. Canning, with wife Jodi Smith and granddaughter Chloe of Saskatoon, SK, Canada, as well as many cousins and relations in Canada and the USA.
Lester served the State of Washington as a social worker for 35 years in Child Protective Services and retired in 1998, to Seijo, Japan, joining his wife, Mid, who had been teaching English as a Foreign Language at the Seijo English Academy. They later resettled in 1999, to Independence, Missouri, to be near Mid’s mother, Rosa Carter, and her extended family.
Lester and Mid raised their 4 sons in Bothell, Washington, and attended the Crystal
Springs Congregation of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints / Community of Christ in which Lester ministered as a priest. They also attended the Walnut Gardens Congregation in Independence, Missouri.
Lester was an alumnus of Graceland College (A.A., 1956), the University of Kansas
Lawrence (B.A., 1958), and the University of British Columbia (M.S.W., 1969). He naturalized as a U.S. Citizen in 1987, he quipped, “to counter his wife’s vote.”
Lester served on a mission from 1958-1960 to establish "Clinica La Buena Fe," a.k.a.,
The Blumenschein Clinic, founded by Dr. and Mrs. Blumenschein in 1957, in the
mountains of rural Honduras. The clinic is still functioning today and provides healthcare in the region as well as an internship opportunity for medical students from the University of Kansas.
A memorial service will be held at a later date in Independence, Missouri, and
Bothell, Washington, following the novel coronavirus pandemic of 2019-2020. Memorial contributions to Outreach International are welcome.
He follows his parents, H. Bliss Canning and E. Marion (Bowerman) Canning; brother
Everett Bliss Canning (April 1938–July 1996), and wife of 49 years, Mildred E. (Carter) Canning (July 1936–December 2013).
He is survived by his four sons: D. Scott Canning, with wife Lehua and grandchildren
Kailani & Kaleo of Carnation, WA; H. Todd Canning of New York, NY; S. N. Ross Canning, with wife Michele Pelot and grandson Aidan of Los Angeles, CA; and Jonathan B. Canning, with wife Jodi Smith and granddaughter Chloe of Saskatoon, SK, Canada, as well as many cousins and relations in Canada and the USA.
Lester served the State of Washington as a social worker for 35 years in Child Protective Services and retired in 1998, to Seijo, Japan, joining his wife, Mid, who had been teaching English as a Foreign Language at the Seijo English Academy. They later resettled in 1999, to Independence, Missouri, to be near Mid’s mother, Rosa Carter, and her extended family.
Lester and Mid raised their 4 sons in Bothell, Washington, and attended the Crystal
Springs Congregation of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints / Community of Christ in which Lester ministered as a priest. They also attended the Walnut Gardens Congregation in Independence, Missouri.
Lester was an alumnus of Graceland College (A.A., 1956), the University of Kansas
Lawrence (B.A., 1958), and the University of British Columbia (M.S.W., 1969). He naturalized as a U.S. Citizen in 1987, he quipped, “to counter his wife’s vote.”
Lester served on a mission from 1958-1960 to establish "Clinica La Buena Fe," a.k.a.,
The Blumenschein Clinic, founded by Dr. and Mrs. Blumenschein in 1957, in the
mountains of rural Honduras. The clinic is still functioning today and provides healthcare in the region as well as an internship opportunity for medical students from the University of Kansas.
A memorial service will be held at a later date in Independence, Missouri, and
Bothell, Washington, following the novel coronavirus pandemic of 2019-2020. Memorial contributions to Outreach International are welcome.
David Lester Canning was born on December 8, 1935, in Duncan, B.C., Canada and died on December 1, 2020, in Independence, Missouri, a week before his 85th birthday.
He follows his parents, H. Bliss Canning and E. Marion (Bowerman) Canning; brother
Everett Bliss Canning (April 1938–July 1996), and wife of 49 years, Mildred E. (Carter) Canning (July 1936–December 2013).
He is survived by his four sons: D. Scott Canning, with wife Lehua and grandchildren
Kailani & Kaleo of Carnation, WA; H. Todd Canning of New York, NY; S. N. Ross Canning, with wife Michele Pelot and grandson Aidan of Los Angeles, CA; and Jonathan B. Canning, with wife Jodi Smith and granddaughter Chloe of Saskatoon, SK, Canada, as well as many cousins and relations in Canada and the USA.
Lester served the State of Washington as a social worker for 35 years in Child Protective Services and retired in 1998, to Seijo, Japan, joining his wife, Mid, who had been teaching English as a Foreign Language at the Seijo English Academy. They later resettled in 1999, to Independence, Missouri, to be near Mid’s mother, Rosa Carter, and her extended family.
Lester and Mid raised their 4 sons in Bothell, Washington, and attended the Crystal
Springs Congregation of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints / Community of Christ in which Lester ministered as a priest. They also attended the Walnut Gardens Congregation in Independence, Missouri.
Lester was an alumnus of Graceland College (A.A., 1956), the University of Kansas
Lawrence (B.A., 1958), and the University of British Columbia (M.S.W., 1969). He naturalized as a U.S. Citizen in 1987, he quipped, “to counter his wife’s vote.”
Lester served on a mission from 1958-1960 to establish "Clinica La Buena Fe," a.k.a.,
The Blumenschein Clinic, founded by Dr. and Mrs. Blumenschein in 1957, in the
mountains of rural Honduras. The clinic is still functioning today and provides healthcare in the region as well as an internship opportunity for medical students from the University of Kansas.
A memorial service will be held at a later date in Independence, Missouri, and
Bothell, Washington, following the novel coronavirus pandemic of 2019-2020. Memorial contributions to Outreach International are welcome.
He follows his parents, H. Bliss Canning and E. Marion (Bowerman) Canning; brother
Everett Bliss Canning (April 1938–July 1996), and wife of 49 years, Mildred E. (Carter) Canning (July 1936–December 2013).
He is survived by his four sons: D. Scott Canning, with wife Lehua and grandchildren
Kailani & Kaleo of Carnation, WA; H. Todd Canning of New York, NY; S. N. Ross Canning, with wife Michele Pelot and grandson Aidan of Los Angeles, CA; and Jonathan B. Canning, with wife Jodi Smith and granddaughter Chloe of Saskatoon, SK, Canada, as well as many cousins and relations in Canada and the USA.
Lester served the State of Washington as a social worker for 35 years in Child Protective Services and retired in 1998, to Seijo, Japan, joining his wife, Mid, who had been teaching English as a Foreign Language at the Seijo English Academy. They later resettled in 1999, to Independence, Missouri, to be near Mid’s mother, Rosa Carter, and her extended family.
Lester and Mid raised their 4 sons in Bothell, Washington, and attended the Crystal
Springs Congregation of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints / Community of Christ in which Lester ministered as a priest. They also attended the Walnut Gardens Congregation in Independence, Missouri.
Lester was an alumnus of Graceland College (A.A., 1956), the University of Kansas
Lawrence (B.A., 1958), and the University of British Columbia (M.S.W., 1969). He naturalized as a U.S. Citizen in 1987, he quipped, “to counter his wife’s vote.”
Lester served on a mission from 1958-1960 to establish "Clinica La Buena Fe," a.k.a.,
The Blumenschein Clinic, founded by Dr. and Mrs. Blumenschein in 1957, in the
mountains of rural Honduras. The clinic is still functioning today and provides healthcare in the region as well as an internship opportunity for medical students from the University of Kansas.
A memorial service will be held at a later date in Independence, Missouri, and
Bothell, Washington, following the novel coronavirus pandemic of 2019-2020. Memorial contributions to Outreach International are welcome.
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