Obit of Coon, Ralph D. (c500) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 23 Oct 2000 Return to Roger Mills Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Surnames: Coon, McGlothlin Ralph D. Coon was born November 26, 1897 in Springfield, MO and passed away February 25, 1992 in the Roger Mills Memorial Hospital of Cheyenne, OK at the age of 94 years, 2 months and 30 days. Ralph, the son of Douglas and Laura Ellen Coon, moved with his parents to the Durham area in 1901 before moving to Crawford. On January 21, 1937 he married Mary Victoria McGlothlin Curry in Sayre, OK and they moved to Mary's parents homestead to make their home. Ralph had served for 17 years on the Crawford School Board and had been a member of the Crawford Church of Christ for a number of years. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, 2 sisters; Maggie and Dona, 2 brothers; Ira and Virgil, and 1 son: Glen Curry. He is survived by 1 daughter and son in law, Virgie Mae and Doc Ballenger of Perryton, TX; 2 sons and daughgters in law, Jack and Sue Coon of Claremore, OK and Norman and Eleanor Curry of Perryton, TX; 2 sisters, Jennie Hughes of Tyler, TX and Elsie Wells of Reydon, OK; 9 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 27, 1992 at 2:00 p.m. in the Cheyenne Church of Christ with Willard Cox officiating. Burial will follow in the Silent Home Cemetery, Roll, Roger Mills County, OK under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service of Cheyenne. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html