Bishop Milton Ganison Jr.

Bishop Milton Ganison, Jr., 86, of Cheyenne, died on February 12, 2020 in Cheyenne.
He was born on November 30, 1933 in Greenville, Mississippi to the late Milton Ganison, Sr. and Idella Ganison.
Bishop Ganison served in the U.S. Air Force for 23 years, retiring as a Technical Sergeant. Following his retirement, he earned an associate degree in drafting from LCCC. He then worked as a drafter for the Bureau of Land Management before retiring and becoming the full-time pastor of New Kingdom Church of God in Christ in 1980.
He enjoyed fishing, camping, music, and praising God.
Bishop Ganison is survived by his wife, Shirley Jean Ganison, whom he married on October 29, 1955; children, Jacqueline Ganison, Milton “Cowboy” Ganison, III (Sherry), Sandra Brown (Philip), Sheila Smith (Stoney), Peter Ganison (Kelley), and Stephen “Stevie Ganison (Toni); one brother, Herman Ganison (Ethel); fourteen grandchildren; twenty-five great grandchildren; and a host of family and friends.
The Local Service will be Saturday, February 22nd, at 11:00 a.m., at Destiny Church, 711 Warren Avenue. The National Homegoing Service will be Monday, February 24th, at 10:00 a.m., at Holy Temple Church of God in Christ, 1517 Walnut Drive.