Mrs. Byron E. Coon, resident of Milton many years, died in a Pittsburgh, Pa., Hospital following a brief illness due to a stroke. Her body arrived at the Albrecht Funeral Home, Monday, and friends called there Tuesday night.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Coon, Nellie Viola was born Feb. 29, 1880, in New Auburn, Minn. On Sept. 29, 1903, she was married to Byron E. Coon, who died in Milton on Nov. 5, 1948.
A member of the Seventh Day Baptist Church, Mrs. Coon was active in choir and quartet work and taught in the junior department of the Sabbath school. She attended Milton College for two years.
Survivors are one son, Byron Elwin Coon, Pittsburgh; a daughter, Mrs. Willard Spaulding, Clintonville, Wis.; and six grandchildren, John, Janet and Jean of Pittsburgh, John, Willard and Lu, Clintonville. A brother, Durward Coon of Milton, and a sister, Mrs. George Truman of Bruce, preceded her in death.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Milton Seventh Day Baptist church. The Rev. Elmo Fitz Randolph officiated and Kenneth Babcock gave the song service and Miss Betty Daland furnished the organ music. Burial was in Milton Cemetery, pallbearers were Charles A. Nelson, W. Guy Polan, D. Nelson Inglis, Arthur Drake, Howard Drake and Carl F. Anderson.
Mrs. Byron E. Coon, resident of Milton many years, died in a Pittsburgh, Pa., Hospital following a brief illness due to a stroke. Her body arrived at the Albrecht Funeral Home, Monday, and friends called there Tuesday night.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Coon, Nellie Viola was born Feb. 29, 1880, in New Auburn, Minn. On Sept. 29, 1903, she was married to Byron E. Coon, who died in Milton on Nov. 5, 1948.
A member of the Seventh Day Baptist Church, Mrs. Coon was active in choir and quartet work and taught in the junior department of the Sabbath school. She attended Milton College for two years.
Survivors are one son, Byron Elwin Coon, Pittsburgh; a daughter, Mrs. Willard Spaulding, Clintonville, Wis.; and six grandchildren, John, Janet and Jean of Pittsburgh, John, Willard and Lu, Clintonville. A brother, Durward Coon of Milton, and a sister, Mrs. George Truman of Bruce, preceded her in death.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Milton Seventh Day Baptist church. The Rev. Elmo Fitz Randolph officiated and Kenneth Babcock gave the song service and Miss Betty Daland furnished the organ music. Burial was in Milton Cemetery, pallbearers were Charles A. Nelson, W. Guy Polan, D. Nelson Inglis, Arthur Drake, Howard Drake and Carl F. Anderson.
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