Mrs. Juanita May (Keith) Koons, age 86, of Palmyra, Indiana, formerly of Switzerland County, Indiana, entered this life on April 11, 1931, in Allensville, Indiana, the loving daughter of the late, James Wilford and Avis Omie (Chase) Keith. She was raised in Switzerland County, Indiana where she was a 1949 graduate of Vevay High School. She was united in marriage on December 6, 1950, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Roy Ebert Koons and to this union arrived two sons, Jerry and Terry and a daughter, Teresa to bless their home. Roy and Juanita shared nearly 56 years of marriage together until Roy passed away on October 21, 2006. Juanita was employed as a conveyor line operator at the Plastic Molding, Inc., in East Enterprise Indiana, retiring in 1993, after 23 years of service. She was formerly employed at the US Shoe Factory in Vevay, Indiana, for 8 years. She had resided in Switzerland County, Indiana most of her life until May 12, 2012, when she moved to Palmyra, Indiana, to be near her daughter. Juanita was a former member of the Olive Branch Baptist Church and was a member of the Palmyra Baptist Church. She was a member of the America Center Law of Justice. She enjoyed her pets and gospel singing. Juanita will be remember by her family and friends for her beautiful smile and her loving and caring nature. Juanita passed away at 3:07 pm, Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at her residence in Palmyra, Indiana.
Juanita will be dearly missed by her daughter: Teresa Akridge and her husband: Dave of Palmyra, IN; her son: Terry Koons and his wife: Sharon of Swanton, VT; her grandchildren: T.J., Heather, Kelly, M.G., Amanda, Crystal, Mariah, Shawn, Angel, Cindy and Kevin; her great-grandchildren: Katlynn, Caleb, Kerstin, Klarissa, Valerie, Dominque, Tristen, Teaghan, Bailey, Sue, Brenden, Addie, Gavyn, Efrem, Aquilla, Danica, John, Logan, Roland, Marilyn, Joey, Mikle, Darren, Rosiland and Nathan; her sister: Sarah McCreary of Allensville, IN; her brothers: Jonas Keith of Florence, IN and Roy Keith of Vevay, IN and her numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father: James Wilford and Avis Omie (Chase) Keith; her husband: Roy Ebert Koons; her son: Jerry Koons; her brothers: Denver, Albert Wayne, Hubert Wesley, Kirby, Paul Dean, Clifford, Leon, Wilford “Junior” and Larry Keith and 1-infant brother; her sister: Hazel Knaus and 1-infant sister.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, June 10, 2017, at 11:00 am, by Pastor Patrick Lanman, at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, 208 Ferry Street Vevay, Indiana 47043.
Interment will follow in the New Liberty Cemetery, East Enterprise, Indiana.
Friends may call 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Friday, June 9, 2017, at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home 208 Ferry Street Vevay, Indiana 47043.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society or New Liberty Cemetery. Cards are available at the funeral home.