Norman M. Coons

COONS, Norman M., Col. U.S. Army (Ret.), 87, of Richmond, a native of Jamestown, N.Y., died Sunday, October 26, 2008. Survivors include his wife of 64 years, June Wilcox Coons of Richmond; son, Conrad F. Coons of Solomons, Md.; daughter, Deborah C. Boze and husband, William H. Boze; and their sons, William H. Boze Jr. of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Ryan C. Boze of Fairfax; his sister-in-law, Helen Livesay of Richmond; and her two daughters, Helen and Maurice Robinson and Jinx and Dickie Robinson and their families; nieces and nephews, George and Kathy Wilcox, Don and Ida Mae Wilcox, and Christy Wilcox; and other extended family members. His remains rest at the Parham Chapel of Woody Funeral Home, 1771 N. Parham Rd., where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Second Baptist Church, 9614 River Rd. Interment Greenwood Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Second Baptist Church.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.