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Published in the Journal Gazette (Mattoon, Illinois) on Thursday, February 24, 2000:
Ferris A. Coffrin
CHARLESTON, IL — Ferris A. Coffrin, age 68, of Charleston, passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2000 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. Funeral services celebrating Ferris' life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 25 at Adams Funeral Chapel, 2330 Shawnee Drive, Charleston with Reverend Susan Reichenberg officiating. Interment, with military rites conducted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Paul McVey Post 1592 of Charleston, will be at Resthaven Memorial Gardens in Mattoon. Visitation will be held this evening (Thursday) from 407 p.m. at Adams Funeral Chapel, with Masonic Rites conducted by Charleston Masonic Lodge #35 at 7:00 p.m.
Ferris was born March 9, 1931 in Luray, Missouri, the son of David A. and Phyllis (Watson) Coffrin. He married Betty Johnson in Oakland, Illinois in 1976.
Survivors include his wife Betty of Charleston; two sons, Kim Coffrin of Janesville, Illinois and Corey Coffrin and his wife Elisha of Charleston; one daughter, Tammy Coffrin of Mattoon, Illinois, and; two grandchildren, Trevor Coffrin of Englewood, Colorado and Reece Coffrin of Charleston. He was preceded by his parents.
Ferris contributed greatly to his Charleston community. He was a Member of Charleston Masonic Lodge #35, a Member of the Cornbelt Shrine, and a 32nd Degree Mason Daville Consistry. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran, having served in the Korean War, and upon his discharge became a life member in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Paul McVey Post 1592 of Charleston. Ferris was one of the Founders of the Fourth of July Committee, a group of volunteers responsible for planning and organizing the annual Independence Day activities at Morton Park. His hobbies included fishing, golfing, hunting and bowling. He loved the out-of-doors, and on many occasions he and family members enjoyed nature walks. Ferris was a family man; his wife, children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and in-laws were precious and special to him.
Ferris retired from Moore Business Forms with thirty-seven years of service.
Memorials in honor of Ferris may be made to CASA, Coles County Courthouse, Room #13, Charleston, IL 61920 or Shriner's Hospitals for Crippled Children, 2001 South Lindbergh Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63131-3597.
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Published in the Journal Gazette (Mattoon, Illinois) on Thursday, February 24, 2000:
Ferris A. Coffrin
CHARLESTON, IL — Ferris A. Coffrin, age 68, of Charleston, passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2000 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. Funeral services celebrating Ferris' life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 25 at Adams Funeral Chapel, 2330 Shawnee Drive, Charleston with Reverend Susan Reichenberg officiating. Interment, with military rites conducted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Paul McVey Post 1592 of Charleston, will be at Resthaven Memorial Gardens in Mattoon. Visitation will be held this evening (Thursday) from 407 p.m. at Adams Funeral Chapel, with Masonic Rites conducted by Charleston Masonic Lodge #35 at 7:00 p.m.
Ferris was born March 9, 1931 in Luray, Missouri, the son of David A. and Phyllis (Watson) Coffrin. He married Betty Johnson in Oakland, Illinois in 1976.
Survivors include his wife Betty of Charleston; two sons, Kim Coffrin of Janesville, Illinois and Corey Coffrin and his wife Elisha of Charleston; one daughter, Tammy Coffrin of Mattoon, Illinois, and; two grandchildren, Trevor Coffrin of Englewood, Colorado and Reece Coffrin of Charleston. He was preceded by his parents.
Ferris contributed greatly to his Charleston community. He was a Member of Charleston Masonic Lodge #35, a Member of the Cornbelt Shrine, and a 32nd Degree Mason Daville Consistry. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran, having served in the Korean War, and upon his discharge became a life member in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Paul McVey Post 1592 of Charleston. Ferris was one of the Founders of the Fourth of July Committee, a group of volunteers responsible for planning and organizing the annual Independence Day activities at Morton Park. His hobbies included fishing, golfing, hunting and bowling. He loved the out-of-doors, and on many occasions he and family members enjoyed nature walks. Ferris was a family man; his wife, children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and in-laws were precious and special to him.
Ferris retired from Moore Business Forms with thirty-seven years of service.
Memorials in honor of Ferris may be made to CASA, Coles County Courthouse, Room #13, Charleston, IL 61920 or Shriner's Hospitals for Crippled Children, 2001 South Lindbergh Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63131-3597.
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Published in the Journal Gazette (Mattoon, Illinois) on Thursday, February 24, 2000:
Ferris A. Coffrin
CHARLESTON, IL — Ferris A. Coffrin, age 68, of Charleston, passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2000 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. Funeral services celebrating Ferris' life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 25 at Adams Funeral Chapel, 2330 Shawnee Drive, Charleston with Reverend Susan Reichenberg officiating. Interment, with military rites conducted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Paul McVey Post 1592 of Charleston, will be at Resthaven Memorial Gardens in Mattoon. Visitation will be held this evening (Thursday) from 407 p.m. at Adams Funeral Chapel, with Masonic Rites conducted by Charleston Masonic Lodge #35 at 7:00 p.m.
Ferris was born March 9, 1931 in Luray, Missouri, the son of David A. and Phyllis (Watson) Coffrin. He married Betty Johnson in Oakland, Illinois in 1976.
Survivors include his wife Betty of Charleston; two sons, Kim Coffrin of Janesville, Illinois and Corey Coffrin and his wife Elisha of Charleston; one daughter, Tammy Coffrin of Mattoon, Illinois, and; two grandchildren, Trevor Coffrin of Englewood, Colorado and Reece Coffrin of Charleston. He was preceded by his parents.
Ferris contributed greatly to his Charleston community. He was a Member of Charleston Masonic Lodge #35, a Member of the Cornbelt Shrine, and a 32nd Degree Mason Daville Consistry. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran, having served in the Korean War, and upon his discharge became a life member in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Paul McVey Post 1592 of Charleston. Ferris was one of the Founders of the Fourth of July Committee, a group of volunteers responsible for planning and organizing the annual Independence Day activities at Morton Park. His hobbies included fishing, golfing, hunting and bowling. He loved the out-of-doors, and on many occasions he and family members enjoyed nature walks. Ferris was a family man; his wife, children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and in-laws were precious and special to him.
Ferris retired from Moore Business Forms with thirty-seven years of service.
Memorials in honor of Ferris may be made to CASA, Coles County Courthouse, Room #13, Charleston, IL 61920 or Shriner's Hospitals for Crippled Children, 2001 South Lindbergh Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63131-3597.
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Published in the Journal Gazette (Mattoon, Illinois) on Thursday, February 24, 2000:
Ferris A. Coffrin
CHARLESTON, IL — Ferris A. Coffrin, age 68, of Charleston, passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2000 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. Funeral services celebrating Ferris' life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 25 at Adams Funeral Chapel, 2330 Shawnee Drive, Charleston with Reverend Susan Reichenberg officiating. Interment, with military rites conducted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Paul McVey Post 1592 of Charleston, will be at Resthaven Memorial Gardens in Mattoon. Visitation will be held this evening (Thursday) from 407 p.m. at Adams Funeral Chapel, with Masonic Rites conducted by Charleston Masonic Lodge #35 at 7:00 p.m.
Ferris was born March 9, 1931 in Luray, Missouri, the son of David A. and Phyllis (Watson) Coffrin. He married Betty Johnson in Oakland, Illinois in 1976.
Survivors include his wife Betty of Charleston; two sons, Kim Coffrin of Janesville, Illinois and Corey Coffrin and his wife Elisha of Charleston; one daughter, Tammy Coffrin of Mattoon, Illinois, and; two grandchildren, Trevor Coffrin of Englewood, Colorado and Reece Coffrin of Charleston. He was preceded by his parents.
Ferris contributed greatly to his Charleston community. He was a Member of Charleston Masonic Lodge #35, a Member of the Cornbelt Shrine, and a 32nd Degree Mason Daville Consistry. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran, having served in the Korean War, and upon his discharge became a life member in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Paul McVey Post 1592 of Charleston. Ferris was one of the Founders of the Fourth of July Committee, a group of volunteers responsible for planning and organizing the annual Independence Day activities at Morton Park. His hobbies included fishing, golfing, hunting and bowling. He loved the out-of-doors, and on many occasions he and family members enjoyed nature walks. Ferris was a family man; his wife, children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and in-laws were precious and special to him.
Ferris retired from Moore Business Forms with thirty-seven years of service.
Memorials in honor of Ferris may be made to CASA, Coles County Courthouse, Room #13, Charleston, IL 61920 or Shriner's Hospitals for Crippled Children, 2001 South Lindbergh Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63131-3597.
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