Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Coggin, Lula B. Smith, 1936 

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LULA BRITTON SMITH COGGIN

   Mrs. Lula* B. Coggin, widow of the late S.B. Coggin of this town, died 
Wednesday night at her home in Fourth Avenue after a brief illness.  Mrs. 
Coggin was 78 years of age, a native of Northampton County, N.C., making 
her home in Branchville for a number of years where her husband was agent 
for the Seaboard Air Line.  Mr. Coggin had also served in the same capacity 
in Franklin where he was well-known and esteemed.  Since 1914 Mrs. Coggin 
had made her home in Franklin.  She was a consistent member of High Street 
M.E. Church, and is survived by seven children; John E. Coggin of 
Philadelphia, Ed Coggin of Norfolk, Moody Coggin, Mrs. Guy Kelly Marshall 
of Petersburg, Jas. G. Coggin of Franklin, Rodney M. Coggin of Warsaw, and 
Miss Annie May Coggin made her home. She also leaves several grandchildren 
and one great-grandchild.

   Funeral services will be conducted this (Friday) afternoon at two o’clock 
from W.J.M. Holland & Sons Funeral Home by Rev. H.W. Davis, pastor of High 
Street M.E. Church, assisted by Rev. Roscoe Jones, a former pastor, and Rev. 
R.D. Stephenson.  The pallbearers will be: Dr. J.C. Rawls, J. Edward Moyler, 
C.E. Bunn, J.R. Lawrence, Frank Bunch, J.H. Boyd, G.E. Pillow and J.B. Harcum. 
Burial will be made in Poplar Spring Cemetery.

*original gave "Lulu" - corrected throughout 

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LULA BRITTON SMITH COGGINS [sic; COGGIN] 

  Suffolk, Feb. 13 - Mrs. Lula B. Coggins, 78, of Franklin, widow of S.B. 
Coggins, died Wednesday night after a short illness.  Surviving her are two 
daughters, Mrs. Guy Kelly Marshall of Petersburg, and Miss Annie May Coggins 
of Franklin; five sons, J.E. Coggins, of Philadelphia, Edward Coggins of 
Norfolk, Moody and James G. Coggins of Franklin, and Rodney M. Coggins of 
Warsaw.

  Funeral services will be conducted at the home in Franklin, Friday afternoon 
at 2 o’clock by the Rev. Mr. Davis, assisted by the Rev. Roscoe Jones and the 
Rev. R.D. Stephenson.  Burial will be in Poplar Spring Cemetery.  Active 
pallbearers will be Dr. J.C. Rawles, C.E. Dunn, J.R. Lawrence, Frank Bunch, 
G.E. Pillow, J.E. Vaughan, J. B. Harcum.


Lula Britton (SMITH; Mrs. Samuel B.) COGGIN, formerly of Branchville, 
Northampton Co., NC native, d. 12 Feb 1936, at home, Franklin, age 78, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 14*), Franklin, 
   14 Feb 1936, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Feb. 14, 1936, p. 5; 
"The Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Feb. 14, 1936, p. 24 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

Her son Wm. Moody COGGIN killed a teen-aged clerk named PITTMAN, 7 Jul 1907, 
   in Branchville.  He was later given a reprieve by the governor, on account 
   of his mother's ill health.  "Richmond Times-Dispatch" coverage, 
   Library of Virginia (LVA) Virginia Chronicle newspaper database: 
   https://virginiachronicle.com 


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