Nina Ray Coons, 91

MARION STATION - Nina Ray Coons, 91, of Marion Station, died Saturday, July 25, 2009, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born on Tangier Island, Va., on April 19, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Clara Parks Bradshaw. Her first husband, Alfred L. Crockett, died in 1949, and her second husband, whom she had been married to for 50 years, Andrew Jackson "Jack" Coons, died April 12, 2001. A graduate of Tangier High School, she was a retired nurse. She worked at McCready Memorial Hospital, and later, Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home, both Crisfield. She was a member of Faith Fellowship Assembly of God in Crisfield, and in her younger years, Swain Memorial United Methodist Church on Tangier Island. She was a former Cub Scout Leader and enjoyed doing all types of needlework. She is survived by her daughter, Carolyn Crockett Parker of Marion Station; a granddaughter, Kelly Virginia Coons of Marion Station; numerous nieces, nephews, brothers and sisters-in-law; and many friends. Along with her parents and first and second husbands, she was preceded in death by her son, Kevin A. Coons on Feb. 2, 2006; one sister, Eliza Pruitt; and three brothers, Carroll, Howard and Morris Bradshaw. Funeral services were Tuesday, July 28, at Bradshaw & Sons Funeral Home in Crisfield. The Rev. Alton Hinson and Mr. Stan Pruitt officiated. Interment followed in St. Paul's Cemetery in Marion Station. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory are requested to be sent to Faith Fellowship Assembly of God Building Fund, 26950 Plantation Road, Crisfield, MD 21817 or Coastal Hospice at the Lake, P.O. Box 1733, Salisbury, MD 21802-1733. To send condolences to the family, visit www.bradshawandsonsfuneralhome.com.