William Riley Koons
May 8, 1937 ~ February 16, 2024
William Riley Koons, 86, of North Vernon, passed peacefully in the comfort of his home on Friday, February 16, 2024. He was born in Brooklyn, Indiana on May 8, 1937 to the late Homer Koons and Addie Ruth (Becker) Koons.
Bill, as most knew him, graduated from Martinsville High School in 1955. He worked as a truck driver for over 50 years before retiring. During his career as an owner/operator with hundreds of thousands of miles on the road, he worked for Mooresville Block, Myers Trucking, Ohio Indiana Stone, Yellow, and FourStar. He partially retired but continued to work part time for Securitas for an additional 17 years.
At the age of 21 years old, he married the love of his life, Karen Phillips, on June 14, 1958 in Monrovia. They had two children and had enjoyed over 39 years of marriage when she passed on August 8, 1997.
Bill was a member of the Brooklyn Masonic Lodge. A man of Christian faith, he was a member of the Marrowood Baptist Church and Mt. Gilead Church. He enjoyed playing golf, was an avid Reds baseball fan, and an avid Colts football fan.
He leaves behind a host of family and friends that will miss him dearly including his son, James (wife, Roberta) Koons of Franklin; daughter, Candice “Candi” (husband, Tim) Burnside of Scipio; grandchildren, Kyle (wife, Amy) Koons, Blaine (Jessica) Koons, Jaclyn Koons, Deidra (husband, Joe) McLaughlin, Shaylee Burnside, and Abby Burnside; and great grandchildren, Jane Koons, Graham Koons, Patrick Koons, Benjamin Koons, Archer Koons, Malia, Eli, Patrick McLaughlin and Henry McLaughlin.
Family and friends are invited to visit on Friday, February 23, 2024 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Carlisle – Branson Funeral Service & Crematory in Mooresville. Bill’s Life Celebration® Service will begin at 11:00 am on Saturday, February 24, 2024 at the funeral home. Following the service, Bill’s earthly remains will be cremated. His cremated remains will then be laid to rest in White Lick Cemetery in Mooresville at a later date.
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Bill was a great man, coworker and a friend. You will be missed dearly! Rest in Peace Bill
Wonderful person. Sorry to hear.
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Lots of good miles together R.I.P.
From all of us at jw.org, we send our sincere condolences for the loss of your loved one.
Bill was a joy to know! His laughter, his love for the Lord and his love for his family was a witness to all…
My husband and I knew Bill & Karen well. We attend Church with them at Mt. Gilead and Bill also drove the Church the bus….he loved the children.
So sorry for the loss of your very precious Dad and Grandfather.
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Thoughts and prayers are with the family
Good memories that revolved around the body shop. May God bless the families.
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Sorry to hear of Bill’s passing. Prayers for the family 🙏 🙏🙏🙏. I new him in the early years from when I worked at Allen’s body shop.
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I worked with Bill at Westgate, securitas, everyday for 5 years and we laughed and had long talks about life all the time, what a good friend and person to come in contact with everyone that knew him. Sorry to hear about his passing, my condolences to his family