Kathy Raye Cone

Kathy Raye Cone obituary, Zebulon, NC

Kathy Raye Cone

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Beulah Christian Baptist Church Cemetery

8225 Mitchell Mill Rd, Zebulon, NC 27597

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Kathy Cone Obituary

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Kathy Raye Cone, 71 years old, of Wake Forest, passed away on September 29, 2025. Kathy was born in Wake County on July 23, 1954, to the late Jerry Ray and Pauline Marie Watson Lairson.

Kathy loved to cook, can food, and going to the farmer's market.

Kathy was predeceased by her brother, Jimmy Lairson and her sister, Paula Sue Brown. Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Jeremy Cone and his girlfriend Emily Downing and her cherished cat Gaia.

A graveside service will be held on Friday, October 3, 2025, at 11am at Beulah Christian Baptist Church Cemetery, 8225 Mitchell Mill Rd, Zebulon, NC.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Kathy's memory to Healing Transitions, www.healing-transitions.org.
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11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Beulah Christian Baptist Church Cemetery

8225 Mitchell Mill Rd, Zebulon, NC 27597

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