Longtime Alaskan and Kenai resident Chester Henderson Cone, 92, died Dec. 16, 2007, at home. Viewing will be 1:30-2 p.m. today at United Methodist Church of the New Covenant in Kenai, with a funeral afterward. Burial will be after the funeral at Spruce Grove Memorial Park in Kasilof.
Chester was born July 20, 1915, in Bonham, Texas, to Robert R. and Willie M. Cone. The family moved to Denver a few years later. He started his first business enterprise as a newsboy.
After the death of his parents, he and his two sisters went to Pea Ridge, Ark., to live with their grandparents. Their grandmother told stories of the Civil War battles at Pea Ridge and Elk Horn Tavern, which Chester later enjoyed sharing with friends and neighbors.
His love of fishing and hunting lured Chester to Alaska. In 1948, he joined his brother-in-law and sister, Quentin and Nancy Crabaugh, above the Arctic Circle at Shungnak to teach school for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. While there, he enjoyed the adventure of herding and protecting the reindeer herd from the huge migrating herds of caribou as they passed through the area. The fishing and waterfowl hunting were unlimited.
In 1950, Chester and the Crabaughs moved to the Kenai Peninsula, where Chester worked for four years at Kenai Packers. He then worked in the construction of Wildwood Station. In 1957, Chester became the manager of the ready-mix plant owned by Alaska Aggregate of Anchorage. The company cemented oil wells in Swanson River and furnished explosives for the developing oil field. When Alegro closed the Kenai plant in 1963, Chester and James G. "Bud" Dye obtained one of the first small-business loans in the area and opened Better Concrete Products.
In September 1950, Chester married Mavis Stepp of Whittier, Calif. Through the years, Chester and Mavis, with their children, Tamara and Curtis, were involved in various business and real estate development enterprises.
Chester was active in the incorporation of the City of Kenai, where he served for seven years as a councilman and sat on various commissions. He was involved in the drafting of the Kenai city charter. Chester was also a volunteer fireman, and a member of the Elks Club and Church of the New Covenant. He was an avid fan of the Peninsula Oilers and enjoyed attending their games. His longtime hobby was gardening.
Chester was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Martha Cone and Nancy Crabaugh; daughter, Christy Dawn; and son, Curtis Shane Cone.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mavis Cone, and daughter, Tamara Cone, both of Kenai; nephew, Charles Crabaugh and wife Roberta; nieces, Virgie Hamert, Wendie Fallert and Bonnie Pathier of Tierton, Wash., and Betty Mitchell of Lodi, Calif.; grandnephew, Ed Crabaugh; and grandniece, Elaine Phillip and family of Anchorage.
Arrangements were by Peninsula Memorial Chapel in Kenai.
Published by Anchorage Daily News on Dec. 19, 2007.
Chester was born July 20, 1915, in Bonham, Texas, to Robert R. and Willie M. Cone. The family moved to Denver a few years later. He started his first business enterprise as a newsboy.
After the death of his parents, he and his two sisters went to Pea Ridge, Ark., to live with their grandparents. Their grandmother told stories of the Civil War battles at Pea Ridge and Elk Horn Tavern, which Chester later enjoyed sharing with friends and neighbors.
His love of fishing and hunting lured Chester to Alaska. In 1948, he joined his brother-in-law and sister, Quentin and Nancy Crabaugh, above the Arctic Circle at Shungnak to teach school for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. While there, he enjoyed the adventure of herding and protecting the reindeer herd from the huge migrating herds of caribou as they passed through the area. The fishing and waterfowl hunting were unlimited.
In 1950, Chester and the Crabaughs moved to the Kenai Peninsula, where Chester worked for four years at Kenai Packers. He then worked in the construction of Wildwood Station. In 1957, Chester became the manager of the ready-mix plant owned by Alaska Aggregate of Anchorage. The company cemented oil wells in Swanson River and furnished explosives for the developing oil field. When Alegro closed the Kenai plant in 1963, Chester and James G. "Bud" Dye obtained one of the first small-business loans in the area and opened Better Concrete Products.
In September 1950, Chester married Mavis Stepp of Whittier, Calif. Through the years, Chester and Mavis, with their children, Tamara and Curtis, were involved in various business and real estate development enterprises.
Chester was active in the incorporation of the City of Kenai, where he served for seven years as a councilman and sat on various commissions. He was involved in the drafting of the Kenai city charter. Chester was also a volunteer fireman, and a member of the Elks Club and Church of the New Covenant. He was an avid fan of the Peninsula Oilers and enjoyed attending their games. His longtime hobby was gardening.
Chester was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Martha Cone and Nancy Crabaugh; daughter, Christy Dawn; and son, Curtis Shane Cone.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mavis Cone, and daughter, Tamara Cone, both of Kenai; nephew, Charles Crabaugh and wife Roberta; nieces, Virgie Hamert, Wendie Fallert and Bonnie Pathier of Tierton, Wash., and Betty Mitchell of Lodi, Calif.; grandnephew, Ed Crabaugh; and grandniece, Elaine Phillip and family of Anchorage.
Arrangements were by Peninsula Memorial Chapel in Kenai.
Published by Anchorage Daily News on Dec. 19, 2007.
Longtime Alaskan and Kenai resident Chester Henderson Cone, 92, died Dec. 16, 2007, at home. Viewing will be 1:30-2 p.m. today at United Methodist Church of the New Covenant in Kenai, with a funeral afterward. Burial will be after the funeral at Spruce Grove Memorial Park in Kasilof.
Chester was born July 20, 1915, in Bonham, Texas, to Robert R. and Willie M. Cone. The family moved to Denver a few years later. He started his first business enterprise as a newsboy.
After the death of his parents, he and his two sisters went to Pea Ridge, Ark., to live with their grandparents. Their grandmother told stories of the Civil War battles at Pea Ridge and Elk Horn Tavern, which Chester later enjoyed sharing with friends and neighbors.
His love of fishing and hunting lured Chester to Alaska. In 1948, he joined his brother-in-law and sister, Quentin and Nancy Crabaugh, above the Arctic Circle at Shungnak to teach school for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. While there, he enjoyed the adventure of herding and protecting the reindeer herd from the huge migrating herds of caribou as they passed through the area. The fishing and waterfowl hunting were unlimited.
In 1950, Chester and the Crabaughs moved to the Kenai Peninsula, where Chester worked for four years at Kenai Packers. He then worked in the construction of Wildwood Station. In 1957, Chester became the manager of the ready-mix plant owned by Alaska Aggregate of Anchorage. The company cemented oil wells in Swanson River and furnished explosives for the developing oil field. When Alegro closed the Kenai plant in 1963, Chester and James G. "Bud" Dye obtained one of the first small-business loans in the area and opened Better Concrete Products.
In September 1950, Chester married Mavis Stepp of Whittier, Calif. Through the years, Chester and Mavis, with their children, Tamara and Curtis, were involved in various business and real estate development enterprises.
Chester was active in the incorporation of the City of Kenai, where he served for seven years as a councilman and sat on various commissions. He was involved in the drafting of the Kenai city charter. Chester was also a volunteer fireman, and a member of the Elks Club and Church of the New Covenant. He was an avid fan of the Peninsula Oilers and enjoyed attending their games. His longtime hobby was gardening.
Chester was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Martha Cone and Nancy Crabaugh; daughter, Christy Dawn; and son, Curtis Shane Cone.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mavis Cone, and daughter, Tamara Cone, both of Kenai; nephew, Charles Crabaugh and wife Roberta; nieces, Virgie Hamert, Wendie Fallert and Bonnie Pathier of Tierton, Wash., and Betty Mitchell of Lodi, Calif.; grandnephew, Ed Crabaugh; and grandniece, Elaine Phillip and family of Anchorage.
Arrangements were by Peninsula Memorial Chapel in Kenai.
Published by Anchorage Daily News on Dec. 19, 2007.
Chester was born July 20, 1915, in Bonham, Texas, to Robert R. and Willie M. Cone. The family moved to Denver a few years later. He started his first business enterprise as a newsboy.
After the death of his parents, he and his two sisters went to Pea Ridge, Ark., to live with their grandparents. Their grandmother told stories of the Civil War battles at Pea Ridge and Elk Horn Tavern, which Chester later enjoyed sharing with friends and neighbors.
His love of fishing and hunting lured Chester to Alaska. In 1948, he joined his brother-in-law and sister, Quentin and Nancy Crabaugh, above the Arctic Circle at Shungnak to teach school for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. While there, he enjoyed the adventure of herding and protecting the reindeer herd from the huge migrating herds of caribou as they passed through the area. The fishing and waterfowl hunting were unlimited.
In 1950, Chester and the Crabaughs moved to the Kenai Peninsula, where Chester worked for four years at Kenai Packers. He then worked in the construction of Wildwood Station. In 1957, Chester became the manager of the ready-mix plant owned by Alaska Aggregate of Anchorage. The company cemented oil wells in Swanson River and furnished explosives for the developing oil field. When Alegro closed the Kenai plant in 1963, Chester and James G. "Bud" Dye obtained one of the first small-business loans in the area and opened Better Concrete Products.
In September 1950, Chester married Mavis Stepp of Whittier, Calif. Through the years, Chester and Mavis, with their children, Tamara and Curtis, were involved in various business and real estate development enterprises.
Chester was active in the incorporation of the City of Kenai, where he served for seven years as a councilman and sat on various commissions. He was involved in the drafting of the Kenai city charter. Chester was also a volunteer fireman, and a member of the Elks Club and Church of the New Covenant. He was an avid fan of the Peninsula Oilers and enjoyed attending their games. His longtime hobby was gardening.
Chester was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Martha Cone and Nancy Crabaugh; daughter, Christy Dawn; and son, Curtis Shane Cone.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mavis Cone, and daughter, Tamara Cone, both of Kenai; nephew, Charles Crabaugh and wife Roberta; nieces, Virgie Hamert, Wendie Fallert and Bonnie Pathier of Tierton, Wash., and Betty Mitchell of Lodi, Calif.; grandnephew, Ed Crabaugh; and grandniece, Elaine Phillip and family of Anchorage.
Arrangements were by Peninsula Memorial Chapel in Kenai.
Published by Anchorage Daily News on Dec. 19, 2007.
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