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- Dr. George E. COON, 88, Milton,
who practiced medicine in Rock County for 40
- years, died at 11:30 a.m. Sunday in
a Janesville nursing home. He was a patient in Mercy Hospital
from Sept. 24 until being removed to the nursing home a week
ago.
- George E. COON, son of George
Nichols and Melissa CLARKE COON, was
- born April 20, 1870, on the Rock River
Road near Newville. The family moved to Milton Junction when
he was 11 years old.
- He attended Milton Academy and Milton
College and was graduated from Physicians
- and Surgeons College, University of
Illinois in Chicago, April 19, 1898. Until he retired he was
affiliated with American Medical Assn., State Medical Society
and Rock County Medical Society. He was Milton Township health
officer for many years.
- He married Nettie A. CRANDALL,
Milton Junction, Sept. 18, 1895. For three
- years while he attended medical college
the couple lived in Chicago. He practiced in Hanover and Rockdale
until 1900 when he began practicing in Milton Junction.
- Dr. COON served as trustee of
Milton College and was director of Milton Junction
- State Graded School board for six years.
He had been president and secretary of Milton Junction Commercial
Club.
- A life member of Milton Junction Seventh
Day Baptist Church he served as treasurer
- and trustee for 50 years. In his
youth, he was organist and chorister and sang in the choir.
- Since the death of Mrs. COON
in 1949 Dr. COON lived with his son-in-law and
- daughter, Prof. and Mrs. Leland B.
SHAW, Milton. He spent winters in Riverside, Calif.
- Surviving are the daughter, Mrs. SHAW,
Milton; a son, Dr. George Wayland COON,
- Riverside; five grandchildren, and
11 great-grandchildren.
- Services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday
in Milton Junction Seventh Day Baptist
- Church, the Rev. Victor Skaggs officiating.
Kenneth A. BABCOCK gave the song service and Mrs. Edward
R. HULL presided at the organ.
- Burial was in Milton Junction Cemetery,
pallbearers were Wesley LOOFBORO,
- J. E. McWILLIAM, Floyd VINCENT,
Jess BABCOCK, John F. RANDOLPH and William ANTISDEL.
[Thursday edition, p. 5]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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