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Larry Koon

Male 1946 - 2012  (66 years)


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  • Name Larry Koon 
    Born 26 Apr 1946  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 30 Dec 2012  Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Larry Koon
      Birth: Apr. 26, 1946
      Death: Dec. 30, 2012

      Larry Koon, 66, of Vienna, W.Va., went home to be with the Lord on December 30, 2012 at Camden-Clark Medical Center, Memorial Campus, following a long, hard-fought battle with cancer.

      He was born April 26, 1946 in Ripley, W.Va., a son of the late Homer and Vesta Robey Koon. Larry was employed as an author and newspaper columnist, having written multiple books on antiques and collectibles for several publishing companies. He had also been the author of a weekly antiques column for the Marietta Times since 1991. He was a member of The Rock Church of Parkersburg.

      Surviving is his daughter, Janet Hiner and husband, Kenneth of Parkersburg, W.Va.; two grandchildren, Hannah Koon and Kenny Hiner, both also of Parkersburg, W.Va.; one sister, Wilma Cuvelier and husband, Jim of Lancaster, Ohio; his former longtime companion and friend, Ruby G. Hayden and husband, Edward; and several nieces and nephews.

      In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by four sisters; and three brothers.

      Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, January 3, 2013 at the Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, 400 Green St., Parkersburg, W.Va. with Pastor David Chisholm officiating. Private interment will be at the convenience of the family at Evergreen South Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.

      obituary from lamberttatman.com
      Family links:
      Parents:
      Homer Linton Koon (1916 - 1963)
      Vesta Helen Robey Koon (1913 - 1998)
      Siblings:
      Lita Koon Nayedo (1937 - 1995)*
      Homer Linton Koon (1940 - 1942)*
      Earl Jerald Koon (1941 - 1992)*
      Barbara Sue Koon (1944 - 1945)*
      Gary Koon (1946 - 1967)*
      Larry Koon (1946 - 2012)
      Donald Ray Koon (1947 - 1947)*
      Michael L. Koon (1956 - 2004)**
      *Calculated relationship
      **Half-sibling
      Burial:
      Evergreen Cemetery South
      South Parkersburg
      Wood County
      West Virginia, USA
      Created by: Crystal
      Record added: Jan 03, 2013
      Find A Grave Memorial# 103035752
    Person ID I65606  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

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S21] Obit.

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