Kenneth Coon  
July 12, 1953 - July 16, 2010

Harper-Talasek Funeral Home 500 W. Barton Avenue Temple, TX 76501 Map to Funeral Home Chapel Service Harper-Talasek Funeral Home 500 W. Barton Ave. Temple ,  TX 76501 7/24/2010 at 2pm Map to Funeral Home

Kenneth L. Coon, 76 of Temple, passed away Friday, July 16, 2010 in Winfield, Kansas. Memorial service will be 2:00pm Saturday, July 24, 2010 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Tim Weddle officiating.

Mr. Coon was born July 12, 1934 to Earl and Evelyn (Wood) Coon in Winfield, Kansas. He was raised and received his education and graduated from Winfield High School in 1953. He proudly served our country in the United States Marines from 1953 to 1958. On September 20, 1958, he married Pat Llamas in Newkirk, Oklahoma. The couple made their home in Winfield, Kansas. He was employed at Boeing Aircraft in Wichita. In 1970, Mr. Coon and his wife moved to Temple. He received his associate’s degree from Temple College, and was a computer programmer at Ft. Hood. He retired in 1999. Mr. Coon was a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars in Temple. His hobbies included his grandchildren, reading, and woodworking.

He is preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Don and Leon, and his sister, Juanita Moore.

Survivors include: his wife Pat of Temple, sons; Chad Coon and wife Sue of Temple, Christian Coon and wife Chastity of Temple, daughters; Candi Hitt and husband Joe of Temple, and Cathy Green of Temple, grandchildren; Brittany, Ochen, Kimber, Chase, Shantell, Zach, Levi, Gabbie, Sierra, Nicholas, Cody, and Cameron, and great grandchildren, Scarlett and Brooke.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Kidney Foundation.

Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple is in charge of the arrangements.