David Keith Coon

In Obituaries by OC Monitor Staff

HORSE BRANCH, Ky. — David Keith Coon, 56, of Horse Branch, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2024, with his family by his side at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. He was born Feb. 19, 1968, in Evansville, Indiana, to the late Joseph T. Coon and Shirley Peyton Coon Skelton.

Most will know David from Horse Branch General Store or his extraordinary carpenter work. He enjoyed traveling and most of all the time he spent with his children and grandchildren. David was a loving friend to many and did his best to build others up to their potential.

Aside from his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Devin Coon; brother, Kenneth Coon; sister, Gayle Coon; niece, Sarah Coon; and aunt and uncle, Edgar and Thelma Wright.

David leaves behind to cherish his memory, his wife of 31 years, Christina Coon, of Horse Branch; six children, Abby Coon, Joe Coon, Nick Coon, David (Allison) Coon Jr. all of Evansville, Indiana, and Brooklyn Coon, of Horse Branch, and Alexis (Klayton) Felty, of Owensboro, Kentucky; eight grandchildren, Alex and Madalyn Spencer, Amiyah McFarland, Carter Coon, Colton Martin, Nora Coon, and Eden and Micah Felty; brother, Roy (Jennifer) Coon; sister, Kathy Coon (Doug Johnson), of Horse Branch; mother-in-law, Peggy Gaines, of Evansville, Indiana; and several nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam, Kentucky, with Rev. Glendon Geary officiating. Friends may visit with David’s family from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Saturday at the funeral home.

The family request expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to, David Keith Coon Memorial Fund, c/o William L. Danks Funeral Home, PO Box 407, Beaver Dam, KY 42320.

Online condolences may be left for the family of David Keith Coon by visiting his memorial tribute at www.danksfuneralhome.com.