In Ephesians 2:10, the Bible talks of believers who are created to do good works.

Margretta Patrice Cannon embodied the Scripture, serving as an entrepreneur, a caregiver and a community-minded volunteer with a heart for the less fortunate.

Cannon passed away Sept. 26 at age 74. Hers was a life well lived.

She was born June 9, 1951, in Georgetown, South Carolina, to William and Rose Jackson (Green). Margretta was the oldest daughter of eight siblings. The family lived across from a drive-in theater and the children watched movies from their front porch. “Gretta,” as she was lovingly known, attended Howard High School and played clarinet in the high school band.

Losing her father, “Pangee,” at just 5 years old deeply affected Margretta and her family. Her mother was left to care for fiv

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