Mrs. Mary Madiline Coons, 82 years of Monett, Missouri formerly of Wentworth, Missouri departed this life on Thursday, April 30, 2009 at the Aurora Care Center in Aurora, Missouri. Mary entered this life on June 2, 1926 in Higley, Arizona, daughter of the late William Earl and Ethel Lauisa (Dyer) Fountain. At the age of two her family moved to Becker, Minnesota. She graduated from Becker High School in the class of 1944. On October 5, 1946 she was united in marriage to Stanley W. Coons and to this union two daughters and two sons were born. Besides being a devoted homemaker to her husband and family, Mary was also a rural mail carrier for the Wentworth Post Office until her retirement. She loved nature and was an avid gardener. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting, knitting and crafts. She was a member of the Dry Valley United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of fifty-nine years, Stanley W. Coons; two brothers, Leslie and Robert Fountain; and an infant grandson. Mary is survived by two daughters, Etheljean McMullen and husband, George, of Zimmerman, Minnesota and Connie Moudy and husband, Jerry, of Monett, Missouri; two sons, Harold Coons and wife, Sharon, of Coffeyville, Kansas and Dennis Coons and wife, Ruthie, of Elk River, Minnesota; fourteen grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; twenty-one great grandchildren; two sisters, Verdene Lindberg of Cambridge, Minnesota and Maxine Coons and husband, Harvey, of Andover, Minnesota; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other family and friends. Funeral services for Mary Madiline Coons are 3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 2, 2009 in the Housh-Goodwin Funeral Home Chapel in Sarcoxie, Missouri with Rev. Crystal Wicks and Pastor Bryan Ozbun officiating. Burial will follow in the Pierce City Cemetery. Those honoring her life by serving as pallbearers are Roy McMullen, Brad McMullen, Brian McMullen, Maynard Moudy, Shawn Moudy, Darin Coons, Devin Coons, Michael Coons and Mark Coons. The family will receive friends on Saturday afternoon from 2:00 p.m. until the time of service in the funeral home chapel. Memorials are being directed to the Aurora Care Center and contributions may be left at the funeral home. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through our website www.housh-goodwinfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Housh-Goodwin Funeral Home in Sarcoxie, Missouri.