Oscar La Verne Coon, son of Thomas and Abbie Davis Coon, was born in Brookfield, N. Y., March 6, 1842, and died in Albion, Wisconsin, December 26, 1927, after a lingering illness of several years. He was the youngest son of a large family of children, the last survivor of that family being a brother, Deacon George G. Coon, of Milton, ninety years old. At an early age he accepted Christ and joined the Brookfield church. When in his teens he came west, spending some time in Utica and attending school at Albion Academy. In 1864 he was united in marriage to Miss Mira M. Coon, and they first made their home in Minnesota, then in Janesville, and later to the old homestead, near Albion, where he became a very active member in both church and Sabbath school. For nearly thirty-five years he has lived in his present home in Albion, and in 1910 was ordained deacon of the church, where he served faithfully as long as his health would permit. His aged widow has been his constant companion for the past five years and has cared for him lovingly and faithfully. He was a kind husband and father and greatly interested in his church and fellow men. One son, Kenyon B. Coon, passed away March 1, 1921. Surviving are his bereaved widow and his daughters, Mrs. Fred Palmiter and Mrs. Mabel C. Emerson, both of Albion, and his son Roy Coon of Stoughton, Wisconsin. Farewell services were held from the Albion Seventh Day Baptist church on Wednesday afternoon, December 28, 1927, under the direction of Pastor Hurley, assisted by Rev. E. A. Witter of Walworth. Rev. and Mrs. C. S. Sayre sang three appropriate pieces. The body was laid to rest in the Albion Cemetery.
