Crawford County, Missouri Obituaries - Mrs. Cora Coffman Granite City Press Record Nwsp. Article procured from G.C. Public Library microfilm. date: Monday, October 21, 1968 page: 31 Mrs. Cora Coffman, 91, Dies at Hospital Mrs. Cora Lee (nee Anthony), 91, of 2104 Bryan Avenue, died at 10:05 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Ill for six years she had been in the hospital for two days. Born in Anthonies Mill, MO., she had resided in Granite City for 50 years. She was a member of the Second Baptist Church. Proceeded in death by her husband, William Coffman in 1961, she is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Louis (Naomi) Blackwell, two sons Fred and Elby Coffman all of Granite City,; one sister, Mrs. Madge Kirchoffer of Denver, Colo.; eight grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. Arrangements are given in today's obituary column. OBITUARY COFFMAN, Mrs. Cora Lee (nee Anthony), 2104 Bryan Ave., Entered into rest 12:05 a.m. Sunday, Oct 20, 1968, at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Beloved wife of the late William Coffman, dear mother of Mrs. Naomi Blackwell, Fred and Elby Coffman; dear sister of Mrs. Madge Kirchoffer; dear grandmother, great grandmother, and great-great grandmother; dear mother-in-law. Her remains will lie in state at Mercer Mortuary, 1416 Niedringhaus Ave. Funeral services at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct 22, Second Baptist Church. Interment St. John's Cemetery, 2901 Nameoki Road. (Cora is buried next to William ..Sect 9, Lot 689, Grave 3) ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Ruth Coffman ====================================================================