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- Dayton Benjamin COON passed away Wednesday forenoon,
May 29, 1929, at the
- family home in Milton, Wis., following an illness of several
months. Mr. COON was born at Utica, Wis., October 1,
1854. He was the second son of W. H. COON and Harmina
BURDICK COON.
- His sister Ann died in 1878, and his older brother, F. W.
COON, died in 1919. The
- surviving members of the family are a sister, Mrs. A. B.
STILLMAN, and a brother, J. H. COON, both living
in Milton, Wis.
- Mr. COON was graduated from Albion (Wis.,) Academy
in 1874, and taught a few
- terms of school at Utica.
- He was married to Mary Angeline POTTER, December 26,
1876. This companion-
- ship was broken by her death, March 17, 1929. Their children
are Elam P., Milton Junction, Wis.; Philip L., Beaver Falls,
Pa.; and Rachel A., Milton There are three grandchildren: Laurence,
Philip, Jr., and Virginia Mary COON.
- Mr. COON lived with his family for many years at Utica
on the pioneer farm of his
- father. He moved to Milton Junction 22 years ago, where
he purchased a farm, and later moved to Milton.
- He was a man of community spirit and interest, and at one
time was a member of the
- village board.
- At the age of twelve years he was baptized and became a member
of the Utica
- Seventh Day Baptist church. He transferred his membership
to the Milton church in May 1913. He was a member of the Brotherhood,
always a very regular attendant of the Sabbath school and at
the worship of the church. He was a lover of music and sang
in the church choir until failing health made it impossible for
him to continue. He was a member of the Arion Club and of the
Choral Union. He maintained a deep interest in the church and
denomination unto the end.
- The funeral service was held from the home and from the church
on Sabbath Day,
- June 1, 1929, and was conducted by Pastor J. L. Skaggs, with
Rev. Edwin Shaw assisting. Music was furnished by a Milton
College student quartet. Interment was made in Milton cemetery.
- [Long paragraph on who attended the funeral.] [Thursday
edition, p. 1]
-
- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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