OBIT: William Boyd COFFMAN, 1918, formerly of Huntingdon County, PA

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WILLIAM BOYD COFFMAN

  William Boyd Coffman, a former resident of Huntingdon, and a freight 
brakeman on the P.R.R., was killed near his home in Swissvale on the 
last Thursday while on duty.  He was the son of John and Mary Coffman 
(the former deceased), of 1625 Mifflin street, and was aged about 46 
years.  He was a highly esteemed man and will be greatly missed in 
Swissvale, where he has resided for the past seven years.  He is 
survived by his wife and the following children: Mrs. A. L. Freed and 
Charles Coffman, of Swissvale; Myrtle, Donald, Belle, Mildred and 
Thelma, all at home.  He is also survived by his mother, four sisters 
and one brother: Mrs. William Winter, of Middletown; Mrs. Carl E. 
Wilson, Mrs. Pearl Warfel, Mrs. Grace Coffman and Blair Coffman, all of 
Huntingdon.  The body was brought to Huntingdon on Saturday and taken 
to the home of his mother, Mrs. Coffman, where services were conducted 
on Sunday at 4 p.m. by the Rev. J. H. Cassady, with interment in 
Riverview cemetery.

Altoona Times, Altoona, Pa., Tuesday Morning, November 12, 1918

1910 Huntingdon Ward 3, Huntingdon County census -
W. B. Coffman, 34  
Laura Coffman, 34  
Charles Coffman, 15  
Agnes Coffman, 12  
Myrtle Coffman, 11  
Belle Coffman, 9  
Thelma Coffman, 8  
Mildred Coffman, 4