BEAVER DAM, Ky. — Velma Pearl Coney, 90, of Beaver Dam, passed away Friday, March 22, 2019, at Signature Healthcare of Hartford, Kentucky. She was born Oct. 20, 1928, in Dundee, Kentucky, to the late Everitt and Audrey Murphy Chapman.
Mrs. Coney attended Hartford Second Baptist Church.
Aside from her parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Carolyn Rataschak, and her sister, Wilda Gray.
She leaves behind to cherish her memory her husband of 69 years, John Nathan Coney, of Beaver Dam; her daughter, Jean Marie (Robert) Cook, of Chicago, Illinois; and her brother, Dale (Linda) Chapman, of Hartford. Velma was blessed with five grandchildren, Mike Cook, Tommy Cook, David (Lisa) Rataschak, Kris (Robert) Boer, and Nick Rataschak, and one great-grandson, Dominic Boer.
Funeral Services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 25, at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam with Rev. Pete Leach officiating. Friends may visit with Mrs. Coney’s family from 4:30 p.m. until the time of service Monday at the funeral home.
Online messages of condolence may be left for the family of Velma Pearl Coney by visiting her memorial tribute at www.danksfuneralhome.com.