Obituary, Daily Press (Newport News, VA), October 30, 1955
"Funeral Set Today For Cofer Brothers"
Funeral services will be held today for Nathaniel E. Cofer, 75, of Newport News [VA], and Russell Colbert Cofer, 80, of Smithfield [Isle of Wight, VA], brothers, who died within a few hours of each other Friday night.
Services for Nathaniel Cofer of St. Dennis Apartments, who died in a local hospital after a long illness, will be held at 4 this afternoon in Caffee Funeral Home, Newport News, with the Rev. T. V. Morison [sic, Morrison], rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, officiating.
Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be L. G. Lawson, Hal Mathias, Edward Gwaltney, Irbie Johnson, H. (Tip) Shackelford, George H. Hill, Edward N. Islin and Alan R. Day. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the family.
Services for his brother, a lifelong resident of Isle of Wight County [VA] who died in Smithfield [VA] also after a long illness, will be held at 2 this afternoon in the chapel of Bullock Funeral Home, Smithfield, with the Rev. R. M. Recklay, officiating, asisted [sic, assisted] by the Rev. H. B. Jones and J. F. Flye. Burial will be in the family burying groung, Isle of Wight Cemetery.
"Funeral Set Today For Cofer Brothers"
Funeral services will be held today for Nathaniel E. Cofer, 75, of Newport News [VA], and Russell Colbert Cofer, 80, of Smithfield [Isle of Wight, VA], brothers, who died within a few hours of each other Friday night.
Services for Nathaniel Cofer of St. Dennis Apartments, who died in a local hospital after a long illness, will be held at 4 this afternoon in Caffee Funeral Home, Newport News, with the Rev. T. V. Morison [sic, Morrison], rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, officiating.
Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be L. G. Lawson, Hal Mathias, Edward Gwaltney, Irbie Johnson, H. (Tip) Shackelford, George H. Hill, Edward N. Islin and Alan R. Day. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the family.
Services for his brother, a lifelong resident of Isle of Wight County [VA] who died in Smithfield [VA] also after a long illness, will be held at 2 this afternoon in the chapel of Bullock Funeral Home, Smithfield, with the Rev. R. M. Recklay, officiating, asisted [sic, assisted] by the Rev. H. B. Jones and J. F. Flye. Burial will be in the family burying groung, Isle of Wight Cemetery.
Obituary, Daily Press (Newport News, VA), October 30, 1955
"Funeral Set Today For Cofer Brothers"
Funeral services will be held today for Nathaniel E. Cofer, 75, of Newport News [VA], and Russell Colbert Cofer, 80, of Smithfield [Isle of Wight, VA], brothers, who died within a few hours of each other Friday night.
Services for Nathaniel Cofer of St. Dennis Apartments, who died in a local hospital after a long illness, will be held at 4 this afternoon in Caffee Funeral Home, Newport News, with the Rev. T. V. Morison [sic, Morrison], rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, officiating.
Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be L. G. Lawson, Hal Mathias, Edward Gwaltney, Irbie Johnson, H. (Tip) Shackelford, George H. Hill, Edward N. Islin and Alan R. Day. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the family.
Services for his brother, a lifelong resident of Isle of Wight County [VA] who died in Smithfield [VA] also after a long illness, will be held at 2 this afternoon in the chapel of Bullock Funeral Home, Smithfield, with the Rev. R. M. Recklay, officiating, asisted [sic, assisted] by the Rev. H. B. Jones and J. F. Flye. Burial will be in the family burying groung, Isle of Wight Cemetery.
"Funeral Set Today For Cofer Brothers"
Funeral services will be held today for Nathaniel E. Cofer, 75, of Newport News [VA], and Russell Colbert Cofer, 80, of Smithfield [Isle of Wight, VA], brothers, who died within a few hours of each other Friday night.
Services for Nathaniel Cofer of St. Dennis Apartments, who died in a local hospital after a long illness, will be held at 4 this afternoon in Caffee Funeral Home, Newport News, with the Rev. T. V. Morison [sic, Morrison], rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, officiating.
Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be L. G. Lawson, Hal Mathias, Edward Gwaltney, Irbie Johnson, H. (Tip) Shackelford, George H. Hill, Edward N. Islin and Alan R. Day. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the family.
Services for his brother, a lifelong resident of Isle of Wight County [VA] who died in Smithfield [VA] also after a long illness, will be held at 2 this afternoon in the chapel of Bullock Funeral Home, Smithfield, with the Rev. R. M. Recklay, officiating, asisted [sic, assisted] by the Rev. H. B. Jones and J. F. Flye. Burial will be in the family burying groung, Isle of Wight Cemetery.
Inscription
Headstone:
Son
RUSSELL C. COFER
Apr. 6, 1875
Oct. 28, 1955
Footstone:
R.C.C.
Gravesite Details
Original credit for investigating and documenting this grave and for transcribing headstone and footstone is due to the Grave Site Survey Task Force of the Isle of Wight County Historical Society in January 2006.
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