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Paul Gene Coning
Paul Gene Coning, age 89 of Greenville, Ohio passed away at 2:30 PM
Sunday March 24, 2019 at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical
Center Columbus, Ohio. Paul was born April 2, 1929 in Dawn, Ohio
and the son of the late Herbert and Leila (Halley) Coning.
He was a Veteran of the Korean War serving in the U.S. Army from
1950-1953. Also a very active member of the Woodington
Congregational Christian Church and had served in many offices of the
church. He was a 1947 graduate of Greenville High School, a 32
year employee at the Union City Body Company as a skilled tradesman
mechanic and had farmed his entire life in the Darke County area.
He was also involved with the Darke County Fair, serving first as
manager of the Swine Department for 20 years, then as secretary of the
Fruit & Youth Vegetable Department for 18 years. Through the
years Paul spent much of his time volunteering with the following
organizations: 4-H advisor in Auto Mechanics, coached Little League
baseball for 8 years, oversaw building the press box for the Greenville
High School football field, served as President of the Athletic
Boosters at Greenville High School, served on the board for the March
of Dimes Walk-A-Thon and volunteered at the Shawnee Prairie Nature
Preserve. Also Paul and Nola rode on their mighty Gold Wing
touring most of United States.
Paul is survived by his wife Nola Lucille (Whittaker) Coning of
Greenville. They were married June 26, 1951. Also children Diane
(Garry) Crowe of Greenville and David (Kathy) Coning of Beavercreek;
granddaughters Emma Coning, a student at the University of Dayton and
Sarah Coning, a student at the University of Cincinnati; sisters Sharon
Schlechty of Union City, Ohio and Linda Coning of Union, Ohio as well
as numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM Friday March 29, 2019 in the
Zechar Bailey Funeral Home Greenville, Ohio with Pastor Jim Fulton
officiating. Burial will follow in the Abbottsville
Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 5:00
PM until 8:00 PM in the funeral home. The Greenville Veteran’s
Honor Guard will conduct Full Military Services on Friday morning in
the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers the family would like Memorial Contributions be
given to the Woodington Congregational Christian Church.
Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com
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