Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Coggin, Jethro T., 1941 

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JETHRO THOMAS COGGIN 

COLOSSE 
MRS. G. E. BALLARD 

  Mr. Jethro Coggin, age 71, died at his home Tuesday night at 11:30.  He 
leaves his wife, Mrs. Maggie Turner Coggin, two brothers, J.B. Coggin of 
Blacksburg [sic*], two sisters, Mrs. Polly Vaughan and Mrs. Becky Carr, 
several nieces and nephews. 

  Funeral arrangements will be announced later. 

[...] 

  Funeral services for Mr. Jethro Coggin will be conducted at Colosse church 
at 3:00 p.m. 

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JETHRO T. COGGINS [sic; COGGIN] 

  Funeral services for Jethro Thomas Coggins, 70, prominent farmer of Isle of 
Wight County, who died Wednesday morning, June 18th, at his home in the 
county, after a short illness, were conducted Thursday afternoon at 3:30 
o'clock at Colosse Baptist Church with the Rev. Rufus Corbitt and the Rev. 
Beecher L. Rhodes of Norfolk, officiating.  Burial was in the church cemetery. 

  Mr. Coggins was a member of Colosse Baptist Church and was active in church 
work.  Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Maggie Turner Coggins; two brothers, 
J.A. Coggins of Windsor and William B. Coggins of Blacksburg; two sisters, 
Mrs. Polly Vaughan of Windsor. and Mrs. John T. Carr, of Carrsville; a nephew, 
Letcher Turner, of Fort Monroe, and a niece, Mrs. John H. Carr, of Carrsville. 

  Active pallbearers were Dr. F.I. Steele, Loftin Rhodes, H.B. Powell, Shirley 
T. Holland, S.H. Redd, Melvin Spivey, W.H. Johnson and J.W. Jenkins.  Honorary 
pallbearers were members of the Young Men's Bible Class of Colosse Church. 


Jethro Thomas COGGIN, farmer, 
b. 10 Oct 1870*, Isle of Wight Co., d. 17 Jun 1941, at home, Isle of Wight Co., 
interred in Colosse Baptist Church Cemetery*, Collosse, 25 Jan 1943, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 19, No. 145, Fri., June 20, 1941, p. 5, 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #60529243, 
   by Martha Fontaine Byrum; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 23, No. 13, Thurs., June 26, 1941, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #44: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

His parents & three brothers are also buried there. 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Ron Stewart - is also posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #60529243.  It gives b. 10 Oct 1870, though 
   his gravestone shows 12 Oct 1870. 

D.Cert. 17625 (Windsor #5) gives b. 11 Oct 1870, but d. age 70 years, 8 months 
   & 7 days. 

The Isle of Wight Co. B.Reg. gives Thomas, b. 10 Oct 1870, son of John & Mary. 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Mar. 24, 1955, p. 2) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/c250m1ob.txt 

His father (1840 - 1915) was a Confederate veteran, having served as a private 
   in Co. D, 16th VA Infantry.  He 1m. Mary Louisa RHODES 20 Dec 1869 in Isle 
   of Wight Co.  Louisa d. 7 Jun 1875 in Isle of Wight Co.  (D.Reg. #15) 

His step-mother Parthenia (SPIVEY) COGGIN applied for a pension in May 1924. 
   Her obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Aug. 12, 1927, p. 3) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/c250p1ob.txt 


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and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

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