Anntionette Cannon-Phillips was born a healthy bouncing baby in Madison, IL by way of St. Louis, MO on May 13, 1958 to a Maggie Cannon. Anntionette and sister Joyce Hernton were raised in St. Louis, MO at a young age by Romie and Jessie Thomas. Anntionette was one of 13 siblings. She is preceded in death by her son Terrence A. Cannon, adopted parents Romie Thomas and Jessie Thomas; her mother Maggie Cannon, her sister Helen Cannon and Bobby Cannon, and a host of cousins and family.

Anntionette spent her youth drawing, laughing, enjoying life, writing poems and bringing life to every room she entered. Anntionette was a free spirit that said what was on her mind and left everything on the table. "Toni" as she was affectionately called will be missed by many whose lives she touched. Anntionette was deeply loved by her children and loved ones.

On Tuesday morning November 1, 2016, our Lord and savior Jesus Christ called Anntionette Phillips back home to be the life of the party as said in Revelation 14:13 "Then I heard a voice from heaven say, write this: blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. Yes says the spirit, they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them".

Anntionette Phillips leaves to cherish her memory her loving sister/best friend Joyce Hernton, Edward Chew Sr., friend Kevin, six living children-Falicia Phillips, LaKeshia (Tevis) May, LaKetra (Richard) Phillips, Sherrita Chew, Edward (Caty) Chew, Courtney Chew, and Terrence Cannon Sr. (God rest his soul); 20 great grandchildren, one great grandson, Zayden A. Perry; numerous Phillips and Cannon family, aunts, uncles, cousins, relatives, and friends.