In Memory

Donald Koontz - Class Of 1926

1905 - 1967 Donald O. Koontz, 61, of 284 Delray, Russell Park, Ft. Myers, Florida, passed away Wednesday morning last week at his home. He had been ill several years but his death was unexpected. Born in Rockfield, he was the son of Harley and Gertrude Koontz. He was graduated from Delphi High School in 1926 and was a star basketball player under coach Sam Kerr. His marri- age on March 8, 1942, was to Lois Douglass. They moved to Florida 10 years ago from Monticello where he owed and operated the Koontz Cabinet Co. on Bluff Street. He was a member of Tice Methodist Church near Fort Myers. Surviving with the widow are a son, Doug, 18, and a daughter Jan, 10, both at home. Mrs. Ruby Trent of Delphi and Ralph Thompson of Rochester are cousins. Final rites and burial were Saturday at Fort Myers.

Delphi Journal Citizen March 9, 1967