Mr. Ernest E. Coone
June 20, 1940 - January 9, 2022
Ernest E. Coone, 81, of Plant City, Florida, born on June 20, 1940, entered into eternal rest on January 9, 2022. He served in the US Army as a General Supply Specialist and was stationed in Germany during the Vietnam War Era. He was an avid gardener and enjoyed growing vegetables and flowers for his family. He loved smoked mullet, steamed oysters and fishing with his son. He will be greatly missed. He was preceded in death by his beloved mother, Nina Coone and is survived by his son, Duane Coone and wife, Patty, of Plant City, FL, his granddaughters, Nicole Dunn (Nicholas) of Plant City, FL; Bethani Lecher and one great-grandchild, Georgia Mae, of Elizabeth City, NC. He is also survived by a daughter, Julie Horton and husband, Herb of Tullahoma, TN, and granddaughters, Sydney and Hayley; his surviving siblings are Sharon Easterling of Raleigh, NC; Earl Coone (Dorothy) of Plant City, FL and Ethel Hale of Ohio. Friends and family are invited to attend a military graveside service at the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell on January 13, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Hospice House in Sun City Center, FL.
Ernest E. Coone, 81, of Plant City, Florida, born on June 20, 1940, entered into eternal rest on January 9, 2022. He served in the US Army as a General Supply Specialist and was stationed in Germany during the Vietnam War Era. He was an avid... View Obituary & Service Information