Ada Ellen Coons was born to Mr. and Mrs. John M. Coons in Clark County,
Illinois, December 16th 1874 and departed this life May 28th, 1930 at
Hammond, Ind., aged fifty-six years, five months and twelve days.

April 4, 1897, she was united in marriage to Shelton A. Davis at Clark
Center, Illinois.  To this union fourteen children were born, seven sons and
seven daughters, two sons, John and Eugene preceded their mother to their
heavenly home.

When a young girl she gave her heart to the Lord and united with the
Methodist Protestant church at Clark Center, Illinois, where she remained a
faithful member for many years.  In 1897 she moved her membership to the
Christian church at Pleasant Grove and later to the Christian Church at
Marshall, Illinois.

Those left to mourn her departure are a husband at Hammond, Indiana, an aged
father, John Martin Coons, at Clark Center, Illinois, five sons and seven
daughters, Chestre of Hammond, Indiana, Glen of Marshall, Illinois, Mrs.
Chas. Oliver of Leroy Illinois, Mrs. Harry Sutton, Jr., of Indiana Harbor,
Mrs. Tom Koutsouiapas, and Mrs. Robert Wilson of Marshall, Illinois, Leo,
Shelton, James, Mary, Esther, and Loretto at home.  She has five brothers
and three sisters living, Will of Toledo, Ohio, Charles of Chicago, Frank of
decatur, John, of Indiana and Jake of Terre Haute, Mrs. Ida McNary of
Martinsville, Illinois, Mrs. Ben Lowery of Charleston, and Mrs. George
Bradley of Clark Center, Illinois.  Besides these she has twelve
grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends.

'Tis so hard to give thee up,
When we've been bound by thy sweet heart.
'This so hard to speak the words,
We must forever part.
Our dear darling we must lay thee
In the peaceful grave's embrace,
But our sorrow will be worth it,
When we meet thy heavenly face.
The funeral was held at the Christian church at Marshall with Rev. L. E.
Smith officiating.  The remains were laid to rest in the Marshall cemetery.


 

Submitted by;
Cindy McCachern