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Betty Lou Koon

Female 1939 - 2009  (70 years)


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  • Name Betty Lou Koon 
    Born 9 Mar 1939  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 13 Oct 2009  Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Marietta, Washington, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 


    • Parkersburg News/Sentinel
      Parkersburg, WV
      Thursday, October 15, 2009

      Little Hocking - Betty Lou Kuhn

      Betty Lou Kuhn, 70, of Little Hocking, Ohio, passed away at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg.

      She was born on March 9, 1939, in Ripley, W.Va., a daughter of Homer and Vesta Robey Koon. Betty was a homemaker and a member of River Valley Community Church of Nazarene and Disabled American Veteran's Auxiliary.

      On Dec. 11, 1976, she married Roger Kuhn, who preceded her in death on Aug. 10, 2000.

      Betty is survived by three sons and three daughters, David Elswick of Vienna, Kenneth (Brooke) Nichols and Gary (Amy) Nichols, both of Parkersburg, Donna (Jerry) Owens of Little Hocking, Elizabeth Knighten of New Matamoras and Angela (Joel) Thompson of Parkersburg; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; her brother, Larry Koon of Parkersburg; her sister, Wilma (Jim) Cuvelier of Stoutsville, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.

      She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; four brothers, Donald, Homer, Gary and Jerry Koon; and two sisters, Barbara Koon and Lita Kellar Nayedo.

      Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home, Marietta, with burial at East Lawn Memorial Park. Friends may call beginning at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with family present from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m.

      Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.mslfuneralhome.com

      Betty Lou Koon Kuhn
      Birth: Mar. 9, 1939
      Ripley
      Jackson County
      West Virginia, USA
      Death: Oct. 13, 2009
      Parkersburg
      Wood County
      West Virginia, USA
      Family links:
      Spouse:
      Roger L. Kuhn (1939 - 2000)*
      *Calculated relationship
      Burial:
      East Lawn Memorial Park
      Reno
      Washington County
      Ohio, USA
      Created by: Anthony & Shannon Wilso...
      Record added: Oct 27, 2009
      Find A Grave Memorial# 43601860
    Person ID I65602  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2014 

    Father Homer Linton Koon,   b. 25 Mar 1916, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1963, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Vesta Helen Robey,   b. 9 Jun 1913, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1998  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 10 Oct 1936  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • JCMR:
      Koon, Homer Linton, 22, JC, Ripley
      Robey, Vesta, 23, JC, Sandyville
      10/10/36
    Family ID F8805  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Robert Elswick 
    Family ID F24152  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Roger Kuhn,   b. 1939,   d. 10 Aug 2000  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 11 Dec 1976  [2
    Family ID F19856  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Oct 2009 - Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Marietta, Washington, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S21] Obit.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.