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Lona Jean Cone Merrill

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Birth	:	20 May 1932 Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	29 Jan 2022 Fort Worth, Denton County, Texas, USA
Burial	:	Evergreen Cemetery, Hot Springs, Fall River County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.4458008, -103.4843979
Description	:	Lona Jean Merrill May 20, 1932 - January 29, 2022 Lona Jean (Cone) Merrill May 20, 1932 - January 29, 2022 Lona Jean (Cone) Merrill was born May 20, 1932 in Hot Springs, S.D. and died January 29, 2022 in Fort Worth, Texas. Lona was born to Rufus and Jeannette Cone; little sister to brothers D.E. and Blaine. When she was 3, the family moved by rail livestock car to western Washington state. For 10 years, the family moved to various locations with their dairy goats-Centralia, Chehalis, Snoqualmie Falls and Tenino. She loved that time... Read More	Lona Jean Merrill May 20, 1932 - January 29, 2022 Lona Jean (Cone) Merrill May 20, 1932 - January 29, 2022 Lona Jean (Cone) Merrill was born May 20, 1932 in Hot Springs, S.D. and died January 29, 2022 in Fort Worth, Texas. Lona was born to Rufus and Jeannette Cone; little sister to brothers D.E. and Blaine. When she was 3, the family moved by rail livestock car to western Washington state. For 10 years, the family moved to various locations with their dairy goats-Centralia, Chehalis, Snoqualmie Falls and Tenino. She loved that time spent with her close cousins and the baby goats. When Lona was 13, the family returned to the hills and the Box J ranch on Argyle Road. In her later teen years, she moved into Hot Springs with her grandmother and worked at the Hot Springs newspaper, Sisters hospital and the Hi-Lo grocery. She and Wayne Merrill started dating when she was 16, he 17. They married in 1951 and bought acreage from Wayne's dad on Argyle Rd. Lona resided there in the dream home he built for her even after Wayne's death in 2007. In 2016, dementia proved too formidable a foe, and she was moved to memory care, briefly in Hot Springs, then to Fort Worth. During her life, she and Wayne raised Hereford cattle and three children. They took care of countless horses and her parents. She was a full time mother until the youngest started first grade. She worked at a local dentist office and many years at the VA until she and Wayne bought the Montgomery Ward catalog store and later changed it to Merrill West, a western clothing, boot and tack store. In addition to the hobby of horse showing, she tooled leather goods, fantastically decorated cakes for her family, was a self taught wonderful cook and baker and in her later years loved her dogs, Kodi and Lucy. Lona was preceded in death by her parents, brothers, a sister-in-law, two nieces, a son-in-law and her husband of 56 years. She is survived by her 3 children; 2 granddaughters; 1 grandson and several great grandchildren. Memorial services will be held 6:00 p.m., Friday, May 20, 2022 at Chamberlain McColley's Funeral Home in Hot Springs, SD.

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Lona Jean Cone Merrill's memorial is located at: Evergreen Cemetery, Hot Springs, Fall River County, USA.
When did Lona Jean Cone Merrill death?
Lona Jean Cone Merrill death on 29 Jan 2022 in Fort Worth, Denton County, Texas, USA
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Latitude: 43.4458008
Longitude: -103.4843979

Family Members:

Parent

Rufus Dana Cone

(1900 - 1983)

Jeannette Ardella Freer Cone

(1904 - 1990)

Spouse

Wayne L Merrill

(1931 - 2007)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Evergreen Cemetery
Hot Springs, Fall River County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4458008, -103.4843979

2. Hot Springs National Cemetery
Hot Springs, Fall River County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4394684, -103.4722214

3. State Veterans Home Cemetery
Hot Springs, Fall River County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4362020, -103.5007810

4. Minnekahta Valley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.4402800, -103.6133300

5. Wind Cave National Park Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.5579400, -103.4793600

6. Boot Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.4874600, -103.3205660

7. Buffalo Gap Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.4747009, -103.3131027

8. Fairview Cemetery
Oral, Fall River County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3746986, -103.3230972

9. Hines Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.4230995, -103.2722015

10. Highland Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3050003, -103.5894012

11. Cold Springs Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.6232700, -103.5075000

12. Pringle Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.6086006, -103.6042023

13. Horse head Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2708015, -103.3467026

14. Cornelius Donahue Burial Site
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Coordinate: 43.6079380, -103.2996950

15. Reinke Cemetery
Smithwick, Fall River County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2886800, -103.2677600

16. Smithwick Cemetery
Smithwick, Fall River County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2886800, -103.2677600

17. W G Flats Cemetery
Oral, Fall River County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4193100, -103.1793000

18. Major James Whitehead Burial Site
Custer County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7169500, -103.4535500

19. Edgemont Cemetery
Edgemont, Fall River County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3163986, -103.8153000

20. Hillside Cemetery
Oelrichs, Fall River County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1808014, -103.2561035

21. James King Gravesite
Rapid City, Pennington County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1387300, -103.3912700

22. Fairburn Cemetery
Fairburn, Custer County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6871986, -103.1956024

23. Custer Cemetery
Custer, Custer County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7781181, -103.6159592

24. Duck Creek Cemetery
Ardmore, Fall River County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0717010, -103.6556015