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- Janette Emily CRANDALL COON was born near the
old Genesee church, just
- over the hill from Little Gennesee, N.Y., May 9, 1839. She
was the youngest of ten children in the family of Joseph Stanton
and Olive COON CRANDALL. The only living members
are; Mrs. Jane CHAMPLIN and Mrs. Narcissa CHAMPLIN,
of Alfred. There was also an adopted daughter, Mrs. Etta JONES
of Belvidere, who was the only sister who could be present at
the funeral services.
- When Janette was fifteen, the family moved West and settled
in the town of Christiana,
- Wis. She attended Albion Academy and there met James Alexander
COON to whom she was united in marriage Sept. 22, 1856,
by Elder Zuriel Campbell. Before Mr. COON passed away
in 1907 they had celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.
Four children were born to them. The first born, a son died at
two years of age; Ellen, Mrs. Charles BURDICK, lives in
Indo, California; Byron E. and Leo COON are residents
of Milton.
- Mrs. COON was a quiet, home loving woman, strenuously
neat as a housekeeper
- and given to hospitality. The nieces and nephews loved to
come to this home to enjoy "Uncle Jim's" joviality
and "Aunt Net's" good things. While not of a demonstrative
nature, her quiet presence added a touch of welcome to the scene.
The current of her love ran deep.
- She was baptized by Elder Hiram Burdick, when a girl in her
teens, and joined
- the old Genesee church, her membership being afterwards transferred
to Utica, then to Milton. She loved to read her Bible and she
strove to live by its teachings. Her faith was expressed in deeds,
rather than words. In her earlier days she used to sing hymns
with her husband in their home. She has often worked beyond her
strength. For several years she has been in poor health. Three
years ago, after a hard sickness, the "sweet bells of the
intellect were out of tune." Two months ago she fell and
suffered a compact fracture of the hip. In her weakened condition,
she could not resist the attack of pleuro-pneumonia, and passed
away December 1, 1912.
- She was sweet and sunny and uncomplaining throughout the
trials of life. In the days
- of her dependence, she has had every care that patient love
could provide. Her mind grew clearer as her body grew weaker.
She wanted to go. The Messenger was welcome.
- Among those who attended from out of town were Mrs. Quincy
JONES, a sister
- from Belvidere, Illinois, her son Floyd M. WILCOX,
of Rockford, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. HASTINGS and son Harold,
of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Bert MAXSON and Mrs. Lucile MOON
of Evansville, Mrs. Alice WOLF of Oregon, Mrs. Edna AAKER
of Rockford, Mrs. Alice AYARS [AYERS] and daughter
Maud, H. H. BABCOCK and Mrs. D. L. BABCOCK of Albion
and Mrs. Luella COON of Walworth. [Thursday edition,
p. 1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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