Jean Cone

CONE, Jean Ann Ramsdell, was reared in Plant City, moving to Tampa in 1951 when she married Douglas Poe Cone. She passed away March 20, 2003. She was a Member of Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church which she serv ed as Elder and President of Presbyterian Women. She was a Republican and a member of the Junior League of Tampa, serving as President and Sustainer of the Year, 1984. As a Tri Delta, she was President of th e Tampa Alumna Chapter and outstanding member of the year, 1970. A Trustee Emerita of Berkeley Preparatory School, she had been President of the Ladies of Berkeley and President of the Berkeley Blazers, and also was Chairman of the Capital Campaign which built the present campus. A graduate of UNC - Chapel Hill, she was a past member of the National Alumni Association Board of Directors. She also served a term on the Tampa Sports Authority and was a member of the Bulldog Club of America, finishing two Champion Bulldogs. She was past director of the Board of the United Way and Tampa Mus eum of Art. She is survived by her husband, Douglas; daughter, Julianne Cone McKeel, her husband, Graham, and their two daughters, Marica and Genna; son, Douglas Jr. and wife Debbie, and their three children , Sadie, Douglas III and Charles William II; son, Rammy and wife, Linda, and their four children, Ashley, Carlee, Julian, and Chelsea. A Memorial Service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 23, 2003 at Palm a Ceia Presbyterian Church. Dr. John DeBevoise officiating. Following the ceremony, the family invites friends to celebrate her life at Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club. Jean Ann requested no flowers but mem orial contributions may be sent to the Jean Ann Cone Library, Berkeley Preparatory School, 4811 Kelley Rd., Tampa, FL 33615. MARK III South Tampa Chapel 813-831-9444