Obituary of Ruth M. Coons

Ruth M. Coons, age 92, of Wellsboro, PA, formerly of Covington, died Saturday, May 8, 2010 at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro, PA. Ruth was born December 27, 1917 in Blossburg, PA, a daughter of Verne E. and Lola Ellen (Ingerick) Harris. She was the widow of Irwin F. Coons, Sr. who passed away February 21, 1999. Ruth was a member of the Covington United Methodist Church. Ruth is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Irwin and Joan Coons, Jr. of Wellsboro, PA ; three daughters and sons-in-law, Ellen and Ralph LeBlanc of Covington, PA, Anne and Gordon Brooks of Arnot, PA; Karen and James Crooks of Covington, PA; 16 grandchildren; 38 great grandchildren; 15 great great grandchildren; nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Irwin; children, Mary Jane Lamonski and Margaret Ruth Hilfiger; grandchildren, Travis Makley, Gordon D. Brooks, Dawn Walter, and David Hilfiger; brothers and sisters, Eloise Bennett, Olin Harris, Bill Harris, Bob Harris, Marian Higley, Helen Bentley, and a son-in-law, Roger Makley. Family and friends are invited to call on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the Jacquelyn A. Buckheit Funeral Chapel, Crematory & Monuments, PC, 637 S. Main St., Mansfield, PA. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. at the funeral home with the Rev. Archie Wetstone officiating. Burial will be in Gray Cemetery, Covington, PA. Memorial donations may be made in Ruths memory to the Covington United Methodist Church, P O Box 134, Covington, PA 16917. www.buckheitfcandcrematory.com