Vernon F. Bone

Marietta Monitor

April 22, 2005, page 4

Submitted by: Martha N. Reddout

Memorial services for Vernon F. Bone, 86, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, were held at 2 p.m., Thursday, April 21, at Mountain View Mortuary, Colorado Springs.

Born May 28, 1918, in Burneyville, he died Saturday, April 16, 2005, in Colorado Springs.

A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, he served his country for more than 30 years. A retired Lt. Col. in the U.S. Air Force, Mr. Bone has been a resident of Colorado Springs since 1960. He was a writer of doggerel poetry and an avid gardener, rock hound and reader.

Survivors include a daughter, Terry Bone of Colorado Springs; a son, George of Vallejo, California; a brother, Claude James of Marietta; and grandchildren, Seth Maggard of Colorado Springs, Brendan Bone and Kathryn Bone of Vallejo.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth, and his son, Dennis.

Memorial contributions may be made to Silver Key Senior Services, 2250 Bott Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80904 or Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, 825 East Pikes Peak Ave., Suite 600, Colorado Springs, CO 80903-3624.