▁and ▁education ▁C annon ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Saint ▁George , ▁Ut ah . ▁His ▁grand father ▁David ▁C annon , ▁was ▁the ▁younger ▁brother ▁of ▁George ▁Q . ▁C annon , ▁and ▁a ▁leading ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁George ▁Temple , ▁who ▁was ▁later ▁the ▁third ▁president ▁of ▁that ▁temple . ▁His ▁father ▁Walter ▁C annon ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁David ▁C annon ' s ▁ 3 1 ▁children . ▁Howard ' s ▁parents ▁had ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁his ▁mother ▁was ▁Le ah ▁S ull ivan . ▁When ▁C annon ▁was ▁two ▁years ▁old ▁his ▁father ▁left ▁for ▁England ▁to ▁served ▁a ▁mission ▁for ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁ ▁C annon ▁went ▁to ▁Wood ward ▁School ▁in ▁St . ▁George , ▁close ▁enough ▁to ▁his ▁home ▁he ▁could ▁walk ▁home ▁for ▁l unch . ▁He ▁then ▁went ▁to ▁D ix ie ▁High ▁School . ▁During ▁sum mers , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁Bell ▁Hop ▁at ▁the ▁North ▁R im ▁L odge ▁along ▁the ▁Grand ▁C any on . ▁In ▁the ▁even ings ▁he ▁would ▁form ▁a ▁small ▁band ▁where ▁he ▁used ▁his ▁skills ▁as ▁a ▁sa x oph on ist ▁to ▁entertain ▁guests . ▁He ▁delivered ▁copies ▁of ▁the ▁Des er et ▁News ▁around ▁St . ▁George ▁on ▁horse back . ▁ ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁D ix ie ▁Junior ▁College , ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁music ▁education