William “Billy” Coons

William “Billy” Coons,

83, Donnybrook, ND,

passed away Monday,

April 22, 2019, at his

home.

William Harvey Coons

was born April 19, 1936,

the son of William and

Augusta (Schwede)

Coons, in Kenmare, ND.

He was raised on the fam-

ily farm in Coulee, ND

and graduated from Ken-

mare High School. He

then received his Associ-

ates Degree in Mechanics

and Welding.

Billy married Yolanda

“Lonnie” Schlack in 1961

in Minot, ND. They made

their home in rural Don-

nybrook and were togeth-

er for 58 years.

Billy was a long term

member of the Lowland

Township Board, Weather

Modification and the Wel-

fare Board. He was also

the #1 Salesman of

Trail-Rite hopper bins for

the US and Canada.

Billy was a farmer,

through and through. The

family farm was esta-

blished in 1906. C&C

Farms has been built

through a strong working

bond between Billy, his

son, Troy and Lonnie. Bil-

ly built their first seed

cleaner with Troy in the

1970s and recently com-

pleted a mobile seed

cleaner within the last six

weeks. In 1983, Billy and

Lonnie received the

NDSU Harvest Bowl

Award for their involve-

ment in agricultural pro-

duction as farmers and

promoters of the profes-

sion. Billy was a strong

man; thoughtful, kind and

honorable. Any planting

and seeding job worth do-

ing was worth doing right.

He was against waste and

also believed in helping

those in need.

Billy enjoyed kidding

around with others and

liked having coffee and

cookies with those who

visited the farm. He had

amazing insight and vi-

sion for being able to

repair and design things.

He loved attending auc-

tion sales, so much so that

he even had his own built

in numbers at them. He

also enjoyed hunting

geese, ducks, deer and an-

telope, trapping with his

son, fishing, riding snow

mobiles, motorcycles and

going for rides in his

plane. He lived his life

with his word and honor

and will be deeply missed

by all who knew him.

Surviving family in-

cludes: Wife of 58 years,

Lonnie Coons; son, Troy

Coons; and grandchildren,

Sierra, Lane, Daniel and

Kayla.

Billy was preceded in

death by his parents;

brother, Donald Coons;

and nephew, Terry Coons.

Celebration of Life: Fri-

day, April 26, 2019, at

10:00 a.m. at the City

Memorial Hall, Kenmare,

ND.

Signing of Guestbook:

An hour before the ser-

vice.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at (www.

thompsonlarson.com)