C. Lee Cannady
Outer Guard

     Noble Clarence Lee Cannady was born in Clinton, North Carolina on January 6, 1966, to Joseph Lee and Carol Jean Parker Cannady. He and his wife, Deborah, were married in 2016 and have four children and seven grandchildren. He is a member of Mt. Moriah United Methodist Church. He attended Clinton High School and graduated in 1984. He attended various trade schools and seminars and currently holds several state certified licenses.

      Noble Cannady began his career with Sampson County in 1988 in the Department of Public Buildings. In 1991, Lee was promoted to Public Buildings Director and in 1995 he was promoted again to Public Works Director. In 2017, Lee retired as the Public Works and Utility Director. He was awarded a North Carolina Waterworks Operators Association Life Membership in 2018. He is the owner of Lee Cannady Electric and has been a licensed electrical contractor since 1989. He is the owner of Cannady Farms Investments, LLC., a lifelong dream. Lee and Debbie currently live on an active working family farm that dates back to 1878. He is a member of the North Carolina Century Farm Program which honors family farms that have been continuously owned for over one hundred years.

     He was raised to the sublimed Degree of Master Mason on March 14, 1991, at Coharie Lodge #379 in Salemburg, NC. On November 2, 1991, he received the degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Degrees in the Valley of Wilmington. On November 23, 1991, he crossed the hot sands of the Ancient and Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine in Dunn, NC. He is a member of Sampson and Johnston County Shrine Clubs and is an Emeritus member of the Sampson County Sudan Roadsters. He is a member of the Royal Order of Jesters, New Bern Court #145,

     Noble Cannady attended Wilkerson College (North Carolina’s College of Freemasonry). Lee received Apprentice Certificates after completing the virtual sessions of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Shriners International Education Foundation’s Membership and Marketing Conference. He was awarded Master Certificates after attending the 2nd and 4th in person sessions.

     Lee is humbly honored to be appointed to the Divan of Sudan Shriners. He is excited to work with the Divan to support the Nobles of Sudan and help to further our work in supporting Shriners Children’s.