Obituaries:  Clarence O. Coburn, Sabine Parish       C-165
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Sep 9, 1982
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Clarence O. Coburn

  Clarence O. Coburn died Friday, August 27, at William Beaumont
Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, after being transferred from
Raymond Bliss Army Hospital, Fort Huachuca, Ariz.

  Mr. Coburn was born Nov. 1, 1912, in Louisiana. He entered
military service in 1935, serving in the Philippines and Europe
before coming to Fort Huachuca in July of 1954, as a Lieutenant
Colonel, and worked in civil service at the fort for the next 20
years.

  Mr. Coburn is survived by his wife, Edna M. Trautman Coburn; two
sons, Jeffrey A., and Barry L. Coburn of Sierra Vista, Ariz.; two
daughters, Dana A. Christi of Cleveland, Ohio, and Barby L. Jones
of Sierra Vista, Ariz.; three brothers, the Rev. Curtis Coburn of
Kentucky, Maj. (Ret) Truman Coburn of Georgia, and Dr. Thurman
Coburn of Oklahoma; two sisters, Anna Mae Chandler of Louisiana,
and Wilma Whaley of Kentucky.

  Services were held August 31, at the Main Chapel on Fort
Huachuca, with Pastor James L. Miner of Sierra Vista Church of
the Nazarene officiating. Interment followed at the Post
Cemetery, with full military honors. Pallbearers were Fred Otto,
Phil Olson, Mark Aubrey, Gene King, Mike King, and Tim Mize.
Adair's Mission was in charge of arrangements.