John Thomas Canada was born April 17, 1914 in Burnville, Sebastian Co., Ar. to Jesse Melvin & Ola Mae Phillips Canada. October 15, 1939 he married Margaret Lavada Basham at Fort Smith, Sebastian Co. Ar where they both resided. John enlisted in the US Army March 7, 1944 and was discharged November 18, 1945. Nothing more is found about his time in the service. John Thomas Canada passed away October 19, 1990 at Greenwood, Sebastian Co., Ar. and was buried in the Dawson Memorial Cemetery in Milltown, Sebastian Co., Ar. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John T. Canada, 76, Greenwood, AR., died Oct. 19, 1990 at his home. He was a retired Landscaper, veteran of WW II and a member and deacon of Mt. Harmony Baptist Church. Services were in McConnell Funeral Home Chapel with interment at Dawson Cemetery, Milltown, Sebastian Co., Ar. He is survived by his wife, Lavada; four daughters, Juanita Denton, Ft. Smith, Mary Payne, Konawa, OK, Delores Kaylor and Joy Pyle, both of Greenwood; five sons, John E. Canada, Charles Canada, Elmer Canada, Merel Canada, Granville Canada all of Greenwood; 25 Grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; four sisters, Edith Hodge and Hattie Otwell of Greenwood, Loretta Dillard, Houston, and Margie Garner, Van Buren; AR; three brothers, Granville Welker, of CA, and George and Bob King, both of Ft. Smith.