York, Alice Virginia 'Tommy'

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• Reference Number: YORK.A002
• _FGRAVE: 67045907

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Alice V. 'Tommy' Coan, 78, of Olney, died at 6:20 a.m. Friday, April 21, 2000, at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney with Pastor Ted Kemp officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in Olney.

Mrs. Coan was born August 16, 1921, in Lawrence County, the daughter of John Henry and Dorothy (Blake) York.

She married John Coan on Sept. 21, 1957. He survives.

Mrs. Coan was a homemaker and had worked in the kitchen at Olney Care Center.

Coan is survived by her husband, John Coan of Olney; one son, Greg Coan and his friend Gina of Olney; three daughters, Donna Luke and her husband John, Becky Davis, JoAnn Coan and her friend Greg, all of Olney; one brother, Richard York and his wife Linda of Angora, Ind.; two sisters, Kate Creek and Alene Stoltz, both of Bridgeport; four grandchildren, Angela, Tabatha Lynn, David and Destini Rayn; and one great-grandchild, Noah.

She was preceded in death by her parents, six brothers, six sisters and one grandson, Micheal Scott Cantrell.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: YORK.D001
• _FGRAVE: 191360949

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Donna K. (York) Luke, 73, of Olney passed away on Thursday, July 12th, 2018, at 9:57 a.m. at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL.

Donna was born July, 15th, 1944 in Chauncey, IL to Alice 'Tommy' (York) Coan. She married John Luke on June 8th, 1968 at Ebenezer United Methodist Church in Calhoun, IL.

Donna was loved by many. She was a homemaker and full-time aunt. She was active in the lives of her many nieces and nephews, babysitting, attending their school events, and collecting each newspaper article they were in. She enjoyed collecting bears and snowmen, going to rummage sales and feeding the neighborhood cats.

Donna will be missed and remembered by her husband of 50 years, John Luke; father, John R. Coan; sisters, Becky Davis and Jo Ann Coan; brother, Gregory Coan; nieces and nephews, Tabatha (Zack) Slater, Angela (David) Zuber, Destini Coan, Noah Perry, Hunter Perry, Emma Slater, John Slater, Koy Stevens, and Luke Slater, all of Olney.

Donna is preceded in death by her mother Alice 'Tommy' Coan; nephews, Micheal 'Scott' Cantrell and David Davis.

Please join the family to celebrate Donna’s life on Saturday, July 21st, at 4 p.m. at Faith Bible Church of Olney, 6015 N IL 130. After a short service officiated by Pastor Zachary Slater, the family requests you join them for a time of visitation and sharing of memories over dinner at the church.

Donna’s final act of kindness was to give the gift of life through tissue donation before cremation rites accorded. Wojstrom Funeral Home and Crematory of Granite City assisted with all arrangements.

A special thank you to the doctors and staff of Carle Foundation Hospital for their care and support of Donna and family in her final days.

If you wish to honor Donna’s memory with a memorial gift, please consider supporting the Humane Society of Olney.

Donna married Luke, J.R. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]