Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Coons, James Willard August 1983 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila L. Wakley iwakley@msn.com May 8, 2006, 11:12 am The Dalles Weekly Reminder, August 18, 1983 James Willard Coons,78, a resident of the Sherman County area since 1946, died Monday at Mid-Columbia Medical Center. He was born Aug. 1, 1905 in Maywood, Neb. He worked for the Moro Grain Growers for 25 years before his retirement. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy, Moro, who he married in 1966; a daughter Sharon Creighton, Spokane; a son, Jim Coons, Golden, Colo.; a stepdaughter, Peggy Miller, Portland; a stepson, Dean Alberty, in the U.S. Air Force in Grand Forks, N.D.; two brothers, Jack Tidyman, Wamic and Lawrence Tidyman, White Salmon; and several grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Funeral services were today (Thursday) at Moro Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Thornton Gapan officiating. Burial will be at the Moro Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers were Paul Cyphers, W. T. Balsinger, Bob Boynton, Glen Virtue, Virgil Archer and Bob Brisbane. Active pallbearers were Ed Fritts, Andy Paulson, Mac Hall, David Conlee, Curely DeMoss and Jerry Miller. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home was in charge arrangements. Memorials are suggested to the Moro Presbyterian Church or the Oregon Lung Association. Additional Comments: Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Weekly Reminder, The Dalles, Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/wasco/obits/c/coons1467gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb