EDWARD KOONCE

MOUNDS, Ill. -- Edward Koonce, 87, of Mounds died Friday, April 7, 1995, at the Charleston Manor Nursing Home in Charleston, Mo.

He was born Sept. 19, 1907, at Villa Ridge, Ill.

He married Ninnie Dell Thomas. She died in 1991.

He was a retired assistant trainmaster for the Illinois Central Railroad. He was a member of the Congregational Church in Mounds, a past president of the Mounds Lions Club and a former city councilman.

Survivors include a son, Robbie Koonce of Thompsonville, Ill.; a daughter, Sandra Gahan of Nashville, Tenn.; a sister, Marie Dickerson of Polo, Ill.; two brothers, Harry Koonce of Carbondale, Ill., and Elmer Koonce of Santa Barbara, Calif.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by a brother and a sister.

Friends may call today after 5 p.m. at the Barkett Funeral Home in Mounds.

Funeral service will be Monday at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. The Rev. Tom Ellison will officiate, with burial in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens at Villa Ridge.