KANNAPOLIS - Frank Randolph Coon, 78, of Kannapolis died Monday, June 6, 2011 at the Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville.
He was born Nov. 5, 1932 in Cabarrus County, the son of the late F.L. and Katie Jenkins Coon.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Brooks Coon in 1987.
He retired from Pillowtex-Cannon where he had worked in the Order Distribution Dept. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Korean War. While in service, he was a member of the 8th Army Band and then the 101st Airborne Division Band. He was a gifted musician that was selected to attend the U.S. Naval School of Music. After his service, he played professionally with various bands in the area for many years. He was a former volunteer fireman with the Kannapolis Sanitary District for 15 years. He was a lifelong member of Trinity United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his daughter, Janet Coon Hathcock and her husband, Derek of Kannapolis; a grandson Bradley Hathcock; a brother John Coon and his wife, Judy of Decatur, Al.; two nephews, Murray Coon and his wife, Jill of Brooklyn, Ny.; David Coon and his wife Heather, of Decatur, Al.; and a special friend Kay Chapman of Kannapolis.
Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. today, Wednesday, June 8, at Trinity United Methodist Church officiated by the Rev. Judy White. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Whitley's Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 416 E. First St., Kannapolis, NC 28083 or Levine & Dickson Hospice House, 11900 Vanstory Drive, Huntersville, NC 28078.
Published in Concord & Kannapolis Independent Tribune from June 6 to June 8, 2011
He was born Nov. 5, 1932 in Cabarrus County, the son of the late F.L. and Katie Jenkins Coon.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Brooks Coon in 1987.
He retired from Pillowtex-Cannon where he had worked in the Order Distribution Dept. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Korean War. While in service, he was a member of the 8th Army Band and then the 101st Airborne Division Band. He was a gifted musician that was selected to attend the U.S. Naval School of Music. After his service, he played professionally with various bands in the area for many years. He was a former volunteer fireman with the Kannapolis Sanitary District for 15 years. He was a lifelong member of Trinity United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his daughter, Janet Coon Hathcock and her husband, Derek of Kannapolis; a grandson Bradley Hathcock; a brother John Coon and his wife, Judy of Decatur, Al.; two nephews, Murray Coon and his wife, Jill of Brooklyn, Ny.; David Coon and his wife Heather, of Decatur, Al.; and a special friend Kay Chapman of Kannapolis.
Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. today, Wednesday, June 8, at Trinity United Methodist Church officiated by the Rev. Judy White. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Whitley's Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 416 E. First St., Kannapolis, NC 28083 or Levine & Dickson Hospice House, 11900 Vanstory Drive, Huntersville, NC 28078.
Published in Concord & Kannapolis Independent Tribune from June 6 to June 8, 2011
KANNAPOLIS - Frank Randolph Coon, 78, of Kannapolis died Monday, June 6, 2011 at the Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville.
He was born Nov. 5, 1932 in Cabarrus County, the son of the late F.L. and Katie Jenkins Coon.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Brooks Coon in 1987.
He retired from Pillowtex-Cannon where he had worked in the Order Distribution Dept. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Korean War. While in service, he was a member of the 8th Army Band and then the 101st Airborne Division Band. He was a gifted musician that was selected to attend the U.S. Naval School of Music. After his service, he played professionally with various bands in the area for many years. He was a former volunteer fireman with the Kannapolis Sanitary District for 15 years. He was a lifelong member of Trinity United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his daughter, Janet Coon Hathcock and her husband, Derek of Kannapolis; a grandson Bradley Hathcock; a brother John Coon and his wife, Judy of Decatur, Al.; two nephews, Murray Coon and his wife, Jill of Brooklyn, Ny.; David Coon and his wife Heather, of Decatur, Al.; and a special friend Kay Chapman of Kannapolis.
Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. today, Wednesday, June 8, at Trinity United Methodist Church officiated by the Rev. Judy White. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Whitley's Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 416 E. First St., Kannapolis, NC 28083 or Levine & Dickson Hospice House, 11900 Vanstory Drive, Huntersville, NC 28078.
Published in Concord & Kannapolis Independent Tribune from June 6 to June 8, 2011
He was born Nov. 5, 1932 in Cabarrus County, the son of the late F.L. and Katie Jenkins Coon.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Brooks Coon in 1987.
He retired from Pillowtex-Cannon where he had worked in the Order Distribution Dept. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Korean War. While in service, he was a member of the 8th Army Band and then the 101st Airborne Division Band. He was a gifted musician that was selected to attend the U.S. Naval School of Music. After his service, he played professionally with various bands in the area for many years. He was a former volunteer fireman with the Kannapolis Sanitary District for 15 years. He was a lifelong member of Trinity United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his daughter, Janet Coon Hathcock and her husband, Derek of Kannapolis; a grandson Bradley Hathcock; a brother John Coon and his wife, Judy of Decatur, Al.; two nephews, Murray Coon and his wife, Jill of Brooklyn, Ny.; David Coon and his wife Heather, of Decatur, Al.; and a special friend Kay Chapman of Kannapolis.
Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. today, Wednesday, June 8, at Trinity United Methodist Church officiated by the Rev. Judy White. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Whitley's Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 416 E. First St., Kannapolis, NC 28083 or Levine & Dickson Hospice House, 11900 Vanstory Drive, Huntersville, NC 28078.
Published in Concord & Kannapolis Independent Tribune from June 6 to June 8, 2011
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