"The Milton and Milton Junction Courier", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Jan. 2, 1947, p 5. Rose Kelley, ninth of the twelve children of Asa and Emily Ford Kelley, was born Dec. 30, 1864, at Middle Island, near Blandville, W. Va., and passed away at Edgerton Memorial hospital Friday morning, Dec. 27, 1946. In 1886 she came to Albion with her brother, Nathan, and for several years was employed in various homes in the community. On March 30, 1891 she was married to James H. Coon at the Palmiter home in Albion. Mr. and Mrs. Coon made their home in Utica until June 1907, when they moved to Milton where Mr. Coon was employed by the Bank of Milton. On March 30, 1946, they celebrated their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary. Early in life Mrs. Coon was baptized and joined the Middle Island Seventh Day Baptist church, later transferring her membership to Albion. She was the last surviving member of the old Circle No. 1 of the Benevolent Society of the Milton Seventh Day Baptist church. She was also a member of the Kings Daughters. Mrs. Coon attended public school in West Virginia and for a short time attended Albion academy. She is survived by her husband, and a brother, Richard Kelley of Middle Island, as well as a host of nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by ten brothers and sisters: James, Floyd, Nathan, Harriet (Mrs. Elverton Palmiter), Archie, Frank, Julia, Della (Mrs. Aeneas Greathouse), Ida (Mrs. John Lowther), and Manda (Mrs. Christopher Ash). Funeral services were held Monday in the Milton Seventh Day Baptist church on what would have been her eighty-second birthday. Services were conducted by the Rev. Elmo F. Randolph and Pres. Carroll L. Hill. Burial was in Milton cemetery. Bearers were six nephews, L. P. Kelley, H. A. Anderson, P. L. Coon, C. L. Stillman, C. Tody and F. W. Coon. Mrs. Milton Davis had charge of the flowers. Music was furnished by a male quartet. Relatives attended from Pueblo, Colo., Beaver Falls, Pa., Duluth, Minn., Greenfield, Ind., Wawatosa, Belvidere, Ill., Albion, Janesville and Madison. "The Milton and Milton Junction Courier", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Jan. 13, 1955, p 3. James H. Coon, 87, president of the Bank of Milton for many years, died at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, 1955 at Mercy hospital, Janesville. He had been in failing health for some time but had been at his accustomed place at the bank until one week before his death, and had maintained his interest in church and civic affairs. Mr. Coon held many other positions of trust in the village, his church, and denomination. He was widely known in banking circles throughout southern Wisconsin. He was an active member of the board of trustees of Milton College, acting as treasurer of the college. He also was treasurer of the local Red Cross and Cemetery association. He was a member of the Milton Seventh Day Baptist church and had served the denomination as treasurer of its General Conference for 27 years. Mr. Coon was born March 20, 1867, in Utica, Wis., the son of Capt. W. H. H. and Harmina Burdick Coon, pioneer residents of Dane county. He engaged in mercantile business at Utica until 1907 when he came to Milton to take employment in Bank of Milton, becoming its president in 1938, which office he held at the time of his death. He was married to Miss Rose Kelley on March 30, 1891. She died December 27, 1946. On October 22, 1949, he married Mrs. Lena H. Clarke of Denver, Colo., who survives him, together with several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Frederick W. Coon, for many years the editor of the Edgerton Tobacco Reporter; Dayton B. Coon, Milton, and one sister, Mrs. A. B. Stillman, Milton. The funeral was held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, in the Milton Seventh Day Baptist church, with Rev. Elmo FitzRandolph officiating. Kenneth Babcock furnished musical selections. Pallbearers were Phil Hudson, Ernest Shellestad, Byron Rood, J. Fred Whitford, Elwyn Johnson and Frank Holmes. Floral offerings were in charge of Mrs. Elston Shaw and Mrs. Robert Greene. Relatives from out of town who attended the funeral were: Philip L. Coon, Beaver Falls, Pa.; F. Warren Coon, Greenfield, Ind.; Mrs. Helen McIntosh, Miss Ruth Stillman, Mrs. and Mrs. John Stillman, Madison; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Anderson, Mrs. Dell Crandall, Janesville; Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Tody, Belvidere, Ill.; Mrs. Lester Kelley and Miss Willma Kelley, Edgerton. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders