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Obituary of Ada Ellen Coons Davis


Ada Ellen Coons was born to Mr. and Mrs. John M. Coons in Clark County,
Illinois, December 16th 1874 and departed this life May 28th, 1930 at
Hammond, Ind., aged fifty-six years, five months and twelve days.

April 4, 1897, she was united in marriage to Shelton A. Davis at Clark
Center, Illinois.  To this union fourteen children were born, seven
sons and seven daughters, two sons, John and Eugene preceded their
mother to their heavenly home.

When a young girl she gave her heart to the Lord and united with the
Methodist Protestant church at Clark Center, Illinois, where she
remained a faithful member for many years.  In 1897 she moved her
membership to the Christian church at Pleasant Grove and later to the
Christian Church at Marshall, Illinois.

Those left to mourn her departure are a husband at Hammond, Indiana, an
aged father, John Martin Coons, at Clark Center, Illinois, five sons
and seven daughters, Chestre of Hammond, Indiana, Glen of Marshall,
Illinois, Mrs. Chas. Oliver of Leroy Illinois, Mrs. Harry Sutton, Jr.,
of Indiana Harbor, Mrs. Tom Koutsouiapas, and Mrs. Robert Wilson of
Marshall, Illinois, Leo, Shelton, James, Mary, Esther, and Loretto at
home.  She has five brothers and three sisters living, Will of Toledo,
Ohio, Charles of Chicago, Frank of decatur, John, of Indiana and Jake
of Terre Haute, Mrs. Ida McNary of Martinsville, Illinois, Mrs. Ben
Lowery of Charleston, and Mrs. George Bradley of Clark Center,
Illinois.  Besides these she has twelve grandchildren and a host of
relatives and friends.

'Tis so hard to give thee up,
When we've been bound by thy sweet heart.
'This so hard to speak the words,
We must forever part.
Our dear darling we must lay thee
In the peaceful grave's embrace,
But our sorrow will be worth it,
When we meet thy heavenly face.

The funeral was held at the Christian church at Marshall with Rev. L.
E. Smith officiating.  The remains were laid to rest in the Marshall
cemetery.

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